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The Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016

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7.—(1) In addition to those persons referred to in section 70(2) of the 2011 Act (applications for postal administration orders), notice of a petition shall be given by the petitioner in Form PA2(S) to—

(a)an administrative receiver, if appointed;

(b)any person who, to the knowledge of the petitioner, has applied to the court for an administration order under Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, without the modifications made by Schedule 10 to the 2011 Act, in relation to the company;

(c)if a petition for the winding up of the company has been presented but no order for winding up has yet been made, the petitioner under that petition;

(d)any creditor who has served notice in accordance with section 78(1) of the 2011 Act (enforcement of security) of the creditor’s intention to enforce the creditor’s security over property of the company;

(e)a provisional liquidator, if appointed;

(f)the person proposed in the petition to be the postal administrator;

(g)the registrar of companies;

(h)the Keeper of the Register of Inhibitions and Adjudications for recording in that register;

(i)if the applicant is the Secretary of State, OFCOM;

(j)if the applicant is OFCOM, the Secretary of State;

(k)the company; and

(l)the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the 1986 Act, if such has been appointed.

(2) Notice of the petition shall also be given to the persons upon whom the court orders that the petition be served.

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