PAYMENTS INTO AND OUT OF THE INSOLVENCY SERVICES ACCOUNT

Payments into the Insolvency Services Account

20.—(1) Subject to regulation 21 below, the trustee shall pay all money received by him in the course of carrying out his functions as such without any deduction into the Insolvency Services Account kept by the Secretary of State with the Bank of England to the credit of the bankrupt once every 14 days or forthwith if £5,000 or more has been received.

(2) Every payment of money into the Insolvency Services Account under this regulation shall be—

(a)made through the Bank Giro system; or

(b)sent direct to the Bank of England, PO Box 3, Birmingham B2 5EY by cheque drawn in favour of the “Insolvency Services Account” and crossed “A/c payee only” “Bank of England”,

and the trustee shall on request be given by the Department a receipt for the money so paid.

(3) Every payment of money under paragraph (1) above shall be accompanied by a form obtainable from the Department for that purpose or by a form that is substantially similar.