The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024

Application to court to remove administrator from office (rule 3.65)

56.  Rule 3.65 has effect as if—

(a) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (b) to (e), there were substituted—

“(b) to the person who made the application for the special administration order;

(c) to any continuing special administrator appointed to act jointly or concurrently;

(d) to the company;

(e) to the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales (as applicable);

(f) to the Consumer Council for Water;

(g) to the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water;

(h) if the applicant for the special administration order was the relevant authority, to the Water Services Regulation Authority;

(i) if the applicant for the special administration order was the Water Services Regulation Authority, to the relevant authority.”;

(b) after paragraph (2), there were inserted—

“(2A) Where an application for an order under paragraph 88 of Schedule B1 is made, the special administrator, the relevant authority and the Water Services Regulation Authority each have a right to appear or be represented at any hearing of the application.”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b)(i), “and” were omitted;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “companies.” there were substituted “companies, and”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (b)(ii), there were inserted—

“(iii) the creditors of the company.”.