The Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991

Order on request by creditors or contributories

4.223.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a request to the official receiver by creditors or contributories under Article 113(2) shall be made in writing and be accompanied by— [FORM 4.63] [FORM 4.64]

(a) a list of the creditors concurring with the request and the amounts of their respective claims in the liquidation or (as the case may be) of the contributories so concurring, with their respective values, and

(b) from each creditor or contributory concurring, written confirmation of his concurrence.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the requisitioning creditor's debt or, as the case may be, requisitioning contributory's shareholding is alone sufficient, without the concurrence of others.

(3) The request must specify the name of the proposed examinee, the relationship which he has, or has had, to the company and the reasons why his examination is requested.

(4) Before an application to the court is made on the request, the requisitionists shall deposit with the official receiver such sum as the latter may determine to be appropriate by way of security for the expenses of the hearing of a public examination, if ordered.

(5) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the official receiver shall, within 28 days of receiving the request, make the application to the court required by Article 113(2).

(6) If the official receiver is of opinion that the request is an unreasonable one in the circumstances, he may apply to the court for an order relieving him from the obligation to make the application otherwise required by that paragraph.

(7) If the court so orders, and the application for the order was made ex parte, notice of the order shall be given forthwith by the official receiver to the requisitionists. If the application for an order is dismissed, the official receiver's application under Article 113(2) shall be made forthwith on conclusion of the hearing of the application first mentioned.

[E.R.4.213]