The Energy Administration Rules 2005

Notification and advertisement of energy administrator’s appointment

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14.—(1) The energy administrator shall advertise his appointment once in the Gazette, and once in such newspaper as he thinks most appropriate for ensuring that the appointment comes to the notice of the protected energy company’s creditors. The advertisement shall be in Form EA5.

(2) The energy administrator shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date specified in paragraph 46(6) of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, give notice of his appointment—

(a)if the application for the energy administration order was made by the Secretary of State, to GEMA;

(b)if the application for the energy administration order was made by GEMA, to the Secretary of State;

(c)if a receiver or an administrative receiver has been appointed, to him;

(d)if there is pending a petition for the winding up of the protected energy company, to the petitioner (and to the provisional liquidator, if any);

(e)to any person who has applied to the court for an administration order under Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, without the modifications made by Schedule 20 to the 2004 Act, in relation to the protected energy company;

(f)to any enforcement officer who, to the energy administrator’s knowledge, is charged with execution or other legal process against the protected energy company;

(g)to any person who, to the energy administrator’s knowledge, has distrained against the protected energy company or its property;

(h)to any supervisor of a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the 1986 Act;

(i)to any holder of a qualifying floating charge who, to the energy administrator’s knowledge, has served notice in accordance with section 163 of the 2004 Act that he is seeking to appoint an administrator; and

(j)to any creditor who, to the energy administrator’s knowledge, has served notice in accordance with section 164 of the 2004 Act of his intention to enforce his security over property of the protected energy company.

(3) Where, under a provision of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act or these Rules, the energy administrator is required to send a notice of his appointment to any person, he shall do so in Form EA6.