The Insolvency Rules 1986

Notice requiring statement of affairs

3.3.—(1) [[FORM 3.1]] If the administrative receiver determines to require a statement of the company's affairs to be made out and submitted to him in accordance with section 47, he shall send notice to each of the persons whom he considers should be made responsible under that section, requiring them to prepare and submit the statement.

(2) The persons to whom the notice is sent are referred to in this Chapter as “the deponents”.

(3) The notice shall inform each of the deponents—

(a)of the names and addresses of all others (if any) to whom the same notice has been sent;

(b)of the time within which the statement must be delivered;

(c)of the effect of section 47(6) (penalty for non-compliance); and

(d)of the application to him, and to each of the other deponents, of section 235 (duty to provide information, and to attend on the administrative receiver if required).

(4) The administrative receiver shall, on request, furnish each deponent with instructions for the preparation of the statement and with the forms required for that purpose.