The Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016PART 11Citation and commencement2Construction and interpretation3Application4ReviewPART 25Form of Application6Statement of proposed postal administrator7Service of petition8Expenses9Notice of dismissal of application for a postal administration orderPART 310Notification and advertisement of postal administrator’s appointment11Notice requiring statement of affairs12Statements of affairs and statements of concurrence13Limited disclosure14Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time15Expenses of statement of affairs16Postal administrator’s proposals17Limited disclosure of paragraph 49 of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act statement18Notices to creditorsPART 419Meetings generally and notice20The chair at meetings21Quorum at meeting of creditors22Chair of meeting as proxy holder23Suspension and Adjournment24Correspondence instead of creditors’ meetings25Remote attendance at meetings26Action where person excluded27Indication to excluded person28Complaint29Meeting following nomination of alternative liquidator30Entitlement to vote (creditors and members)31Hire-purchase, conditional sale and hiring agreements32Resolutions33Report of Meeting34Revision of the postal administrator’s proposals35Progress Reports36Disposal of secured propertyPART 537Submission of claims38Secured debts39Entitlement to vote and draw dividend40Adjudication of claims41Evidence in relation to claims42Criminal offences in relation to false claims or evidence43Amount which may be claimed generally44Debts depending on contingency45Liabilities and rights of co-obligants46Claims in foreign currencyPART 647Order of priority in distribution48Expenses of the postal administration49Pre-postal administration costs50Assets to be distributed51Determination of outlays and remuneration52Payment of dividends53Unclaimed Dividends54New postal administrator appointedPART 755Final progress reports56Application to court57Notification by postal administrator of court order58Moving from postal administration to creditors’ voluntary liquidation59Moving from postal administration to dissolution60Provision of information to the Secretary of StatePART 861Grounds for resignation62Notice of intention to resign63Notice of resignation64Application to court to remove postal administrator from office65Incapacity to act, through death or otherwise66Application to replace67Notification and advertisement of appointment of replacement postal administrator68Joint or concurrent appointments69Hand-over of assets to successor postal administratorPART 970Application under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act to disapply section 176A of the 1986 Act71Notice of order under section 176A(5) of the 1986 ActPART 1072Definition of “proxy”73Form of proxy74Use of proxy at meeting75Retention of proxies76Right of inspection77Proxy-holder with financial interest78Representation of corporationsPART 1179Application80Personal delivery of documents81Sending by post82Notice by and to representatives83Notice to joint postal administrators84The form of notices and other documents85Certificate of giving notice etc86Electronic delivery in postal administration proceedings – general87Use of websites by postal administrator88Special provision on account of expense as to website usePART 1289Validity of proceedings90Evidence of proceedings at meetings91Right to list of creditors and copy documents92Confidentiality of documents93Postal administrator’s caution94Punishment of offences95Forms for use in postal administration proceedings96Electronic submission of information instead of submission of forms to the Secretary of State, postal administrators and of copies to the registrar of companies97Electronic submission of information instead of submission of forms in all other cases98Contents of notices to be published in the Edinburgh Gazette under the 1986 Act or these Rules99Notices otherwise advertised under the 1986 Act or these Rules100Notices otherwise advertised – other additional provisions101Omission of unobtainable information102Fees, expenses, etc.103Power of court to cure defects in procedure104Sederunt book105Disposal of company’s books, papers and other records106Information about time spent on a caseSCHEDULEFormsStatutory Instruments2016 No. 900Insolvency, ScotlandThe Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016Made8th September 2016Laid before Parliament9th September 2016Coming into force1st October 2016The Secretary of State makes the following Rules, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 411 of the Insolvency Act 19861 and section 73(3) of the Postal Services Act 20112.