The Postal Administration Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021

The chair at meetings

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23.—(1) At any meeting of creditors summoned by the postal administrator, either the postal administrator shall be chair, or a person nominated by the postal administrator in writing to act in their place.

(2) A person so nominated shall be either—

(a)one who is qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the company; or

(b)an employee of the postal administrator or the postal administrator’s firm who is experienced in insolvency matters.

(3) Where the chair holds a proxy which includes a requirement to vote for a particular resolution and no other person proposes that resolution—

(a)the chair shall propose it unless the chair considers that there is good reason for not doing so, and

(b)if the chair does not propose it, the chair shall forthwith after the meeting notify the principal of the reason why not.