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[F1(1)]A creditor who has had his claim accepted in whole or in part by the permanent trustee or on appeal under subsection (6) of section 49 of this Act shall be entitled—
(a)subject to sections 29(1)(a) and 30(1) and (4)(b) of this Act, in a case where the acceptance is under (or on appeal arising from) subsection (1) of the said section 49, to vote on any matter at the meeting of creditors for the purpose of voting at which the claim is accepted; and
(b)in a case where the acceptance is under (or on appeal arising from) subsection (2) of the said section 49, to payment out of the debtor’s estate of a dividend in respect of the accounting period for the purposes of which the claim is accepted; but such entitlement to payment shall arise only in so far as that estate has funds available to make that payment, having regard to section 51 of this Act.
[F2(2)No vote shall be cast by virtue of a debt more than once on any resolution put to a meeting of creditors.
(3)Where a creditor–
(a)is entitled to vote under this section;
(b)has lodged his claim in one or more sets of other proceedings; and
(c)votes (either in person or by proxy) on a resolution put to the meeting,
only the creditor’s vote shall be counted.
(4)Where–
(a)a creditor has lodged his claim in more than one set of other proceedings; and
(b)more than one member State liquidator seeks to vote by virtue of that claim,
the entitlement to vote by virtue of that claim is exercisable by the member State liquidator in main proceedings, whether or not the creditor has lodged his claim in the main proceedings.
(5)For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4) above, “other proceedings” means main proceedings, secondary proceedings or territorial proceedings in a member State other than the United Kingdom.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 50 renumbered (8.9.2003) as s. 50(1) by The Insolvency (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2109), reg. 13(a)
F2S. 50(2)-(5) inserted (8.9.2003) by The Insolvency (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2109), reg. 13(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 50 applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/1915, Rules 4.16(1)(d), 7.9(4) and by Rule 2.41(2) (as substituted (15.9.2003) by S.I. 2003/2111, Rule 3, Sch. 1 Pt. 1)
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