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Insolvency Act 1986

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Version Superseded: 01/01/2015

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Insolvency Act 1986, Section 205 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

205 Dissolution otherwise than under ss. 202-204.E+W+S

(1)This section applies where the registrar of companies receives—

(a)a notice served for the purposes of section 172(8) (final meeting of creditors and vacation of office by liquidator), or

(b)a notice, from the official receiver that the winding up of a company by the court is complete.

(2)The registrar shall, on receipt of the notice, forthwith register it; and, subject, as follows, at the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day of the registration of the notice, the company shall be dissolved.

(3)The Secretary of State may, on the application of the official receiver or any other person who appears to the Secretary of State to be interested, give a direction deferring the date at which the dissolution of the company is to take effect for such period as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

(4)An appeal to the court lies from any decision of the Secretary of State on an application for a direction under subsection (3).

(5)Subsection (3) does not apply in a case where the winding-up order was made by the court in Scotland, but in such a case the court may, on an application by any person appearing to the court to have an interest, order that the date at which the dissolution of the company is to take effect shall be deferred for such period as the court thinks fit.

(6)It is the duty of the person—

(a)on whose application a direction is given under subsection (3);

(b)in whose favour an appeal with respect to an application for such a direction is determined; or

(c)on whose application an order is made under subsection (5),

within 7 days after the giving of the direction, the determination of the appeal or the making of the order, to deliver to the registrar for registration such a copy of the direction, determination or order as is prescribed.

(7)If a person without reasonable excuse fails to deliver a copy as required by subsection (6), he is liable to a fine and, for continued contravention, to a daily default fine.

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