PART IV - WINDING UP OF COMPANIES REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACTS

CHAPTER VIII - PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION IN WINDING UP


Preferential debts

175. Preferential debts (general provision)
176. Preferential charge on goods distrained

Special managers

177. Power to appoint special manager

Disclaimer (England and Wales only)

178. Power to disclaim onerous property
179. Disclaimer of leaseholds
180. Land subject to rent charge
181. Powers of court (general)
182. Powers of court (leaseholds)

Execution, attachment and the Scottish equivalents

183. Effect of execution or attachment (England and Wales)
184. Duties of sheriff (England and Wales)
185. Effect of diligence (Scotland)

Miscellaneous matters

186. Rescission of contracts by the court
187. Power to make over assets to employees
188. Notification that company is in liquidation
189. Interest on debts
190. Documents exempt from stamp duty
191. Company's books to be evidence
192. Information as to pending liquidations
193. Unclaimed dividends (Scotland)
194. Resolutions passed at adjourned meetings
195. Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories
196. Judicial notice of court documents
197. Commission for receiving evidence
198. Court order for examination of persons in Scotland
199. Costs of application for leave to proceed (Scottish companies)
200. Affidavits etc, in United Kingdom and overseas

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PART IV - Winding up of companies registered under the Companies Act

Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - Voluntary Winding Up (Introductory and General)
Chapter III - Members Voluntary Winding Up
Chapter IV - Creditor' Voluntary Winding Up
Chapter V - Provisions Applying to both kinds of Winding up
Chapter VI - Winding Up by the Court
Chapter VII - Liquidators
Chapter VIII - Provisions of general application in winding up
Chapter IX - Dissolution of companies after winding up
Chapter X - Malpractice before and during Liquidation: Penalisation of companies and company officers: Investigations and prosecutions

Insolvency Act 1986 - Index