Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994

Application and interpretation of this Chapter

74.1.—(1) This Chapter applies to causes under–

(a) the following provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986(1):–

(i) Part I (company voluntary arrangements);

(ii) Part II (administration orders);

(iii) Part III (receivership); and

(iv) Chapter VI of Part IV (winding up by the court); and

(b) the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986(2).

(2) In this Chapter–

“the Act of 1986” means the Insolvency Act 1986;

“the Insolvency Rules” means the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986(3);

“registered office” means–

(i)

the place specified in the statement of the company delivered to the register of companies under section 10 of the Companies Act 1985(4) as the intended place of its registered office on incorporation, or

(ii)

where notice has been given by the company to the registrar of companies under section 287 of the Companies Act 1985(5) of a change of registered office, the place specified in the last such notice.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in this Chapter which are also used in the Act of 1986 or the Insolvency Rules have the same meaning as in that Act or those Rules, as the case may be.

(1)

1986 c. 46.

(2)

1986 c. 45.

(3)

`S.I. 1986/1915, amended by S.I. 1987/1921.

(4)

1985 c. 6.

(5)

Section 287 was substituted by the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), section 136.