The Railway Administration Order Rules 2001

Service of petition

2.6—(1) In the following paragraphs of this Rule, references to the petition are to a copy of the petition issued by the court under Rule 2.5(2) together with the affidavit in support of it and the documents (other than the copy petition) exhibited to the affidavit.

(2) The petition shall be served—

(a) on any person who has appointed an administrative receiver of, or who has applied to the court for an administration order under Part II of the 1986 Act in relation to, the protected railway company;

(b) if an administrative receiver has been appointed, on him;

(c) if there is pending a petition for the winding up of the protected railway company, on the petitioner (and also on the provisional liquidator, if any);

(d) on the person proposed as special railway administrator;

(e) on the protected railway company;

(f) where the petitioner is the Secretary of State, on the Authority; and

(g) where the petitioner is the Authority, on the Secretary of State.