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252. The prescribed decision procedures.

The following decision procedures are prescribed as decision procedures¹ by which a convener may seek a decision under the Insolvency Act 1986 or the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016² from creditors: (1) correspondence; (2) electronic voting

(4) Protection Of Bankrupt's Estate; Investigation Of Bankrupt's Affairs

208. Meaning of 'bankrupt's estate'.

209. Bankrupt's home ceasing to form part of estate.

210. Restrictions on disposition of property.

211. Restriction on proceedings and remedies.

212. Persons at risk of violence.

213. General control of court.

214. Seizure of bankrupt's property.

215. Power of arrest.

216. Interim receiver to be insolvency practitioner.

217. Power to appoint.

218. Application for appointment.

219. Order of appointment.

220. Deposit.

221. Security; failure to keep up security.

222. Powers of interim receiver.

223. Inquiry into debtor's dealings and property.

224. Restriction on proceedings and remedies.

225. Power to ensure continuation of essential supplies by utilities.

226. Remuneration.

227. Termination of appointment.

228. Power to appoint special manager.

229. Application for appointment.

230. Appointment and remuneration.

231. Powers of special manager.

232. Security; failure to keep up security.

233. Accounting.

234. Termination of appointment.

235. Duties of bankrupt in relation to official receiver.

236. Statement of affairs.

237. Form of statement of affairs.

238. Verification and filing.

239. Limited disclosure.

240. Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time.

241. Expenses of assisting bankrupt to prepare statement of affairs.

242. Delivery of accounts to official receiver.

243. Further disclosure.

244. Delivery of accounts to official receiver.

245. Expenses of preparing accounts.

246. Further disclosure.

247. Duty to investigate.

248. Report to creditors by the official receiver.

249. Power to ensure continuation of essential supplies by utilities.

250. Redirection of bankrupt's letters etc.

251. Creditors' decisions.

252. The prescribed decision procedures.

253. Electronic voting.

254. Virtual meetings.

255. Physical meetings.

256. Deemed consent.

257. Notices to creditors of decision procedure.

258. Voting in a decision procedure.

259. Venue for decision procedure.

260. Notice of decision procedures.

261. Notice of decision procedure by advertisement only.

262. Gazetting and advertisement of meeting.

263. Notice to bankrupt in respect of meetings.

264. Non-receipt of notice of decision.

265. Decisions on remuneration and conduct.

266. Requisitions of decision.

267. Expenses and timing of requisitioned decision.

268. Quorum at meetings.

269. Chair at meetings.

270. Adjournment and suspension of meetings.

271. Creditors' voting rights.

272. Calculation of voting rights.

273. Procedure for admitting creditors' claims for voting.

274. Requisite majorities.

275. Appeals against decisions relating to voting rights and majorities.

276. Exclusions from meetings.

277. Specific and continuing proxies and blank proxies.

278. Use of proxies.

279. Corporate representation.

280. Application for public examination.

281. Request by creditors for public examination.

282. Order for public examination.

283. Notice of public examination.

284. Persons entitled to participate in public examination.

285. Failure to attend public examination.

286. Bankrupt unfit for examination.

287. Procedure at public examination.

288. Scope of public examination.

289. Adjournment of public examination.

290. Order for production of documents by inland revenue official.

291. Application for order.

292. Making and service of order.

293. Disclosure and custody of documents.

294. Expenses of examination.

295. Nomination and appointment of shorthand writers.

296. Inquiry into bankrupt's dealings and property.

297. Restrictions on exercise of power to order examination.

298. Obtaining order for examination.

299. Order for examination.

300. Procedure for examination.

301. Record of examination.

302. Failure to appear.

303. Orders for delivery of property or payment.

304. Costs of proceedings.