The Railway Administration Order Rules 2001

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

   1. 1.1. Citation and commencement

   2. 1.2. Construction and interpretation

   3. 1.3. Extent

3. PART 2 RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE

   1. 2.1. Affidavit to support petition

   2. 2.2. Independent report on company’s affairs

   3. 2.3. Contents of affidavit

   4. 2.4. Form of petition

   5. 2.5. Filing of petition

   6. 2.6. Service of petition

   7. 2.7. Notice to sheriff, etc

   8. 2.8. Manner in which service of petition is to be effected

   9. 2.9. Proof of service

   10. 2.10. The hearing

   11. 2.11. Notice and advertisement of railway administration order

4. PART 3 STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS AND PROPOSALS TO CREDITORS

   1. 3.1. Notice requiring statement of affairs

   2. 3.2. Verification and filing

   3. 3.3. Limited disclosure

   4. 3.4. Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time

   5. 3.5. Expenses of statement of affairs

   6. 3.6. Statement to be annexed to proposals

   7. 3.7. Notice to members of proposals to creditors

5. PART 4 MEETINGS

   1. 4.1. Creditors' meetings generally

   2. 4.2. The chairman at meetings

   3. 4.3. Entitlement to vote

   4. 4.4. Admission and rejection of claims

   5. 4.5. Secured creditors

   6. 4.6. Holders of negotiable instruments

   7. 4.7. Retention of title creditors

   8. 4.8. Hire-purchase, conditional sale and chattel leasing agreements

   9. 4.9. Resolutions and minutes

   10. 4.10. Report to creditors

   11. 4.11. Venue and conduct of members' meeting

6. PART 5 THE SPECIAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATOR

   1. 5.1. Fixing of remuneration

   2. 5.2. Recourse to the court

   3. 5.3. Creditors' claim that remuneration is excessive

   4. 5.4. Disposal of charged property, etc

   5. 5.5. Abstract of receipts and payments

   6. 5.6. Resignation

   7. 5.7. Special Railway Administrator deceased

   8. 5.8. Order filling vacancy

7. PART 6 COURT PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE

   1. CHAPTER 1 APPLICATIONS

      1. 6.1. Preliminary

      2. 6.2. Interpretation

      3. 6.3. Form and contents of application

      4. 6.4. Filing and service of application

      5. 6.5. Other hearings ex parte

      6. 6.6. Hearing of application

      7. 6.7. Use of affidavit evidence

      8. 6.8. Filing and service of affidavits

      9. 6.9. Use of reports

      10. 6.10. Adjournment of hearing: directions

   2. CHAPTER 2 SHORTHAND WRITERS

      1. 6.11. Appointment and remuneration of shorthand writers

   3. CHAPTER 3 ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

      1. 6.12. Enforcement of court orders

      2. 6.13. Orders enforcing compliance with the Rules

      3. 6.14. Warrants under section 236 of the 1986 Act

   4. CHAPTER 4 COURT RECORDS AND RETURNS

      1. 6.15. Title of proceedings

      2. 6.16. Court records

      3. 6.17. Inspection of records

      4. 6.18. File of court proceedings

      5. 6.19. Right to inspect the file

      6. 6.20. Filing of Gazette notices and advertisements

   5. CHAPTER 5 COSTS AND DETAILED ASSESSMENT

      1. 6.21. Application of the Civil Procedure Rules

      2. 6.22. Requirement to assess costs by the detailed procedure

      3. 6.23. Procedure where detailed assessment required

      4. 6.24 . Costs paid otherwise than out of the assets of the protected railway company

      5. 6.25. Award of costs against special railway administrator

      6. 6.26. Applications for costs

      7. 6.27. Costs and expenses of witnesses

      8. 6.28. Final costs certificate

   6. CHAPTER 6 PERSONS INCAPABLE OF MANAGING THEIR AFFIRS

      1. 6.29. Introductory

      2. 6.30. Appointment of another person to act

      3. 6.31. Affidavit in support of application

      4. 6.32. Service of notices following appointment

   7. CHAPTER 7 GENERAL

      1. 6.33. Principal court rules and practice to apply

      2. 6.34. Right of audience

      3. 6.35. Right of attendance

      4. 6.36. Special railway administrator’s solicitor

      5. 6.37. Formal defects

      6. 6.38. Restriction on concurrent proceedings and remedies

      7. 6.39. Affidavits

      8. 6.40. Security in court

      9. 6.41. Payment into court

      10. 6.42. Further information and disclosure

      11. 6.43. Office copies of documents

8. PART 7 PROXIES AND COMPANY REPRESENTATION

   1. 7.1. Definition of Proxy

   2. 7.2. Issue and use of forms of proxy

   3. 7.3. Use of proxies at meetings

   4. 7.4. Retention of proxies

   5. 7.5. Right of inspection

   6. 7.6. Proxy-holder with financial interest

   7. 7.7. Company representation

9. PART 8 EXAMINATION OF PERSONS IN RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDINGS

   1. 8.1. Interpretation and Application

   2. 8.2. Form and contents of application

   3. 8.3. Order for examination, etc

   4. 8.4. Procedure for examination

   5. 8.5. Record of examination

   6. 8.6. Costs of proceedings under section 236

10. PART 9 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 9.1. Power of Secretary of State to regulate certain matters

    2. 9.2. Notices

    3. 9.3. Quorum at creditors' meetings

    4. 9.4. Evidence of proceedings at meeting

    5. 9.5. Documents issuing from Secretary of State

    6. 9.6. Forms for use in railway administration proceedings

    7. 9.7. Special railway administrator’s security

    8. 9.8. Time-limits

    9. 9.9. Service by post

    10. 9.10. General provisions as to service and notice

    11. 9.11. Service outside the jurisdiction

    12. 9.12. Confidentiality of documents

    13. 9.13. Notices sent simultaneously to the same person

    14. 9.14. Right to copy documents

    15. 9.15. Charge for copy documents

    16. 9.16. Non-receipt of notice of meeting

    17. 9.17. Right to have list of creditors

    18. 9.18. False claim of status as creditor

    19. 9.19. The Gazette

    20. 9.20. Punishment of offences

11. PART 10 INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION

    1. 10.1. Introductory

    2. 10.2. “The court”; “the registrar”

    3. 10.3. “Give notice” etc.

    4. 10.4. Notice, etc. to solicitors

    5. 10.5. Notice to joint special railway administrators

    6. 10.6. “Petition”

    7. 10.7. “Venue”

    8. 10.8. “Railway administration proceedings”

    9. 10.9. “The appropriate fee”

    10. 10.10. Expressions used generally

    11. 10.11. Application

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE

       FORMS

14. Explanatory Note