Insolvency Act 1985

71 Appointment of liquidator in Scotland

(1) Where a winding-up order has been made by the court in Scotland, the liquidator appointed by the court under section 535 of the 1985 Act (in this section referred to as " the interim liquidator ") shall continue in office until another person becomes liquidator in his place under this section or section 72 below.

(2) The interim liquidator shall, subject to subsection (3) below, as soon as practicable in the period of twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the winding-up order was made or such longer period as the court may allow, summon separate meetings of the company's creditors and contributories for the purpose of choosing a person (who may be the person who is the interim liquidator) to be liquidator of the company in place of the interim liquidator.

(3) If it appears to the interim liquidator, in any case where a company is being wound up on grounds including its inability to pay its debts, that it would be inappropriate to summon under subsection (2) above a meeting of the company's contributories, he may summon only a meeting of the company's creditors for the purpose mentioned in that subsection.

(4) If one or more meetings are held in pursuance of this section but no person is appointed or nominated by the meeting or meetings, the interim liquidator shall make a report to the court which shall appoint either the interim liquidator or some other person to be liquidator of the company.

(5) A person who becomes liquidator of the company in place of the interim liquidator shall, unless he is appointed by the court, forthwith notify the court of that fact.