172 Removal, etc (winding up by the court)
Insolvency Act 1986 (1986 c 45) | Legislation

172  Removal, etc (winding up by the court)

(1)     This section applies with respect to the removal from office and vacation of office of the liquidator of a company which is being wound up by the court, or of a provisional liquidator.

(2)     Subject as follows, the liquidator may be removed from office only by an order of the court or by a [decision of the company's creditors made by a qualifying decision procedure instigated] specially for that purpose in accordance with the rules; and a provisional liquidator may be removed from office only by an order of the court.

(3)     Where—

(a)     the official receiver is liquidator otherwise than in succession under

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