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Insolvency Act 1986, Section 253 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 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.

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253 Application for interim order.E+W
(1)Application to the court for an interim order may be made where the debtor intends to make a proposal [under this Part, that is, a proposal]to his creditors for a composition in satisfaction of his debts or a scheme of arrangement of his affairs (from here on referred to, in either case, as a “voluntary arrangement”).
(2)The proposal must provide for some person (“the nominee”) to act in relation to the voluntary arrangement either as trustee or otherwise for the purpose of supervising its implementation [and the nominee must be a person who is qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner, or authorised to act as nominee, in relation to the voluntary arrangement].
(3)Subject as follows, the application may be made—
(a)if the debtor is an undischarged bankrupt, by the debtor, the trustee of his estate, or the official receiver, and
(b)in any other case, by the debtor.
(4)An application shall not be made under subsection (3)(a) unless the debtor has given notice of [the proposal] to the official receiver and, if there is one, the trustee of his estate.
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