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236.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, an application to the High Court may be made, by any of the persons specified in paragraph (2) on one or both of the following grounds, namely—
(a)that a voluntary arrangement approved by a creditors' meeting summoned under Article 231 unfairly prejudices the interests of a creditor of the debtor;
(b)that there has been some material irregularity at or in relation to such a meeting.
(2) The persons who may apply under this Article are—
(a)the debtor;
[F1(b)a person who—
(i)was entitled, in accordance with the rules, to vote at the creditors' meeting, or
(ii)would have been so entitled if he had had notice of it,]
(c)the nominee (or his replacement under Article[F1 230(3), 230A(4)] or 232(3)); and
(d)if the debtor is an undischarged bankrupt, the trustee of his estate or the official receiver.
(3) An application under this Article shall not be made
[F2(a)]after the expiration of 28 days from the day on which the report of the creditors' meeting was made to the High Court under Article 233[F2 or]
[F2(b)in the case of a person who was not given notice of the creditor's meeting, after the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which he became aware that the meeting had taken place,]
[F2 but (subject to that) an application made by a person within paragraph (2)(b)(ii) on the ground that the arrangement prejudices his interests may be made after the arrangement has ceased to have effect, unless it has come to an end prematurely.].
(4) Where on an application under this Article the High Court is satisfied as to either of the grounds mentioned in paragraph (1), it may do one or both of the following, namely—
(a)revoke or suspend any approval given by the meeting;
(b)give a direction to any person for the summoning of a further meeting of the debtor's creditors to consider any revised proposal the debtor may make or, in a case falling within paragraph (1)(b), to reconsider his original proposal.
(5) Where at any time after giving a direction under paragraph (4)(b) for the summoning of a meeting to consider a revised proposal the High Court is satisfied that the debtor does not intend to submit such a proposal, the Court shall revoke the direction and revoke or suspend any approval given at the previous meeting.
(6) Where the High Court gives a direction under paragraph (4)(b), it may also give a direction continuing or, as the case may require, renewing, for such period as may be specified in the direction, the effect in relation to the debtor of any interim order.
(7) In any case where the High Court, on an application made under this Article with respect to a creditors' meeting, gives a direction under paragraph (4)(b) or revokes or suspends an approval under paragraph (4)(a) or (5), the Court may give such supplemental directions as it thinks fit and, in particular, directions with respect to—
(a)things done since the meeting under any voluntary arrangement approved by the meeting, and
(b)such things done since the meeting as could not have been done if an interim order had been in force in relation to the debtor when they were done.
(8) Except in pursuance of the preceding provisions of this Article, an approval given at a creditors' meeting summoned under Article 231 is not invalidated by any irregularity at or in relation to the meeting.
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