6(1)In the case of a person who is or has been a director of a company which has gone into liquidation as mentioned in section 300(1) and is being wound up by the court, any application under that section shall be made by the official receiver or, in Scotland, the Secretary of State.
(2)In any other case an application shall be made by the Secretary of State,
7Where the official receiver or the Secretary of State intends to make an application under the section in respect of any person, he shall give not less than 10 days' notice of his intention to that person.
8On the hearing of an application under section 300 by the official receiver or the Secretary of State, or of an application for leave by a person against whom an order has been made on the application of the official receiver or Secretary of State—
(a)the official receiver or Secretary of State shall appear and call the attention of the court to any matters which seem to him to be relevant, and may himself give evidence or call witnesses, and
(b)the person against whom the order is sought may appear and himself give evidence or call witnesses.