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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/257/article/190/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Postal Administration Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Government Printer for Northern Ireland</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2021-11-09</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">INSOLVENCY;COMPANIES</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>These Rules set out the procedure for the postal administration process under Part 4 of the Postal Services Act 2011(c.5) (“the Act”). Postal administration is a special insolvency regime specifically created for companies that are designated under section 35 of the Act as universal service providers.</dc:description>
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<P2para><Text>Where the court makes an order under Article 150A(5) of the 1989 Order, it shall forthwith send two sealed copies of the order to the applicant and a sealed copy to the postal administrator.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>Where the court has made an order under Article 150A(5) of the 1989 Order, the postal administrator shall forthwith, give notice to each creditor of whose address and claim they are aware.</Text>
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<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>Paragraph (2) of this Rule does not apply where the court directs otherwise.</Text>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>The court may direct that the requirement in paragraph (2) of this Rule is complied with if a notice has been published by the postal administrator which, in addition to containing the standard contents, states that the court has made an order disapplying the requirement to set aside the prescribed part.</Text>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>Forthwith the notice—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>shall be gazetted; and</Text>
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<Text>may be advertised in such other manner as the postal administrator thinks fit.</Text>
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<Text>The postal administrator shall send a copy of the order to the registrar forthwith after the making of the order.</Text>
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