The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Registrar of companies: covering notices E+W

1.20.— [F1 (1) This rule applies where—

(a) the Act or these Rules require an office-holder to deliver any of the documents specified in paragraph (1A) to the registrar of companies, or

(b) the directors are required to deliver a copy of a court order to the registrar of companies in accordance with sections A31(7) or A32(5).]

[F2 (1A) The documents specified in this paragraph are—

(a) a notice under section A38 bringing a moratorium under Part A1 of the Act to an end;

(b) an account (including a final report) or a summary of receipts and payments;

(c) an administrative receiver’s report under section 48(1);

(d) a court order;

(e) a declaration of solvency;

(f) a direction of the Secretary of State under section 203 or 205;

(g) a notice of disclaimer;

(h) a statement of administrator’s proposals (including a statement of revised proposals);

(i) a statement of affairs;

(j) a statement of concurrence;

(k) a notice of an administrator’s resignation under paragraph 87(2) of Schedule B1;

(l) a notice of a liquidator’s death which the official receiver is required to deliver under rule 7.67(3)(b);

(m) a notice that a liquidator has vacated office on loss of qualification to act which the official receiver is required to deliver under rule 7.68(4)(b);

(n) any report including—

(i) a final report,

(ii) a progress report (including a final progress report),

(iii) a report of a creditor’s decision under paragraph 53(2) or 54(6) of Schedule B1, and

(iv) a report of a decision approving a CVA under section 4(6) and (6A) or paragraph 30(3) and (4) of Schedule A1 to the Act;

(o) a copy of the notice that a CVA has been fully implemented or terminated that the supervisor is required to deliver under rule 2.44(3).]

(2) The office-holder [F3 or the directors (as the case may be)] must deliver to the registrar of companies with a document mentioned in paragraph (1) a notice containing the standard contents required by this Part.

(3) Such a notice may relate to more than one document where those documents relate to the same proceedings and are delivered together to the registrar of companies.

Textual Amendments

F1 Rule 1.20(1) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1028), rules 1, 7(2) (with rules 4, 5)

F2 Rule 1.20(1A) inserted (1.10.2021) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1028), rules 1, 7(3) (with rules 4, 5)

F3 Words in rule 1.20(2) inserted (1.10.2021) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1028), rules 1, 7(4) (with rules 4, 5)