Part IV Winding Up of Companies Registered under the Companies Acts
Chapter VI Winding Up by the Court
Appointment of liquidator
140 Appointment by the court following administration or voluntary arrangement.
F1(1)
Where a winding-up order is made immediately upon the appointment of an administrator ceasing to have effect, the court may appoint as liquidator of the company the person whose appointment as administrator has ceased to have effect.
(2)
Where a winding-up order is made at a time when there is a supervisor of a voluntary arrangement approved in relation to the company under Part I, the court may appoint as liquidator of the company the person who is the supervisor at the time when the winding-up order is made.
(3)
Where the court makes an appointment under this section, the official receiver does not become the liquidator as otherwise provided by section 136(2), and F2section 136(5)(a) and (b) does not apply.