160 Delegation of powers to liquidator (England and Wales).E+W+S
(1)Provision may be made by rules for enabling or requiring all or any of the powers and duties conferred and imposed on the court in England and Wales by the Companies Act and this Act in respect of the following matters—
(a)the holding and conducting of meetings to ascertain the wishes of creditors and contributories,
(b)the settling of lists of contributories and the rectifying of the register of members where required, and the collection and application of the assets,
(c)the payment, delivery, conveyance, surrender or transfer of money, property, books or papers to the liquidator,
(d)the making of calls,
(e)the fixing of a time within which debts and claims must be proved,
to be exercised or performed by the liquidator as an officer of the court, and subject to the court’s control.
(2)But the liquidator shall not, without the special leave of the court, rectify the register of members, and shall not make any call without either that special leave or the sanction of the liquidation committee.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 160 applied (with modifications) (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 103, 263(1)(2) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch. para. 2