The Insolvency (Scotland) (Company Voluntary Arrangements and Administration) Rules 2018

means a person who meets the requirements in paragraph (2) and who is appointed by an office-holder;

means one of the following within the meaning of Article 1.2 of the EU Regulation— (a) an insurance undertaking;

means to authenticate in accordance with rule 1.6;

has the meaning given in the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

has the same meaning as in the EU Regulation;

means that in computing the number of days— are not included.

means an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside that individual's trade, business, craft or profession;

means an office-holder or other person who seeks a decision in accordance with Part 5 of these Rules;

means a voluntary arrangement in relation to a company made under Part 1 of the Act;

means— (a) in the case of a decision to be made at a meeting, the date of the meeting;

means a qualifying decision procedure prescribed by rule 5.3;

includes a written notice or statement or anything else in writing capable of being delivered to a recipient;

includes any electronic system which enables a person to vote without the need to attend at a particular location to do so;

has the same meaning as in Article 2(10) of the EU Regulation;

means insolvency proceedings in Scotland to which the EU Regulation applies where the debtor has an establishment in the United Kingdom;

means a person who has taken all steps necessary to attend a company meeting under the arrangements which—

means in this Chapter, and in Chapter 14, a progress report which includes a summary of—

means a notice which is, has been, or is to be gazetted;

means the company's assets;

means a relevant person who has been required by the administrator to make out and deliver to the administrator a statement of affairs;

includes a cautioner.

means a person who under the Act or these Rules holds an office in relation to insolvency proceedings and includes a nominee;

means a meeting where the creditors are invited to be present together at the same place (whether or not it is possible to attend the meeting without being present at that place);

means a mark applied by a postal operator which records the date on which a letter entered the postal system of the postal operator.

means—

means fees charged, and expenses incurred, by the administrator or another person qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the company, before the company entered administration but with a view to it doing so;

has the same meaning as in section 176A(2)(a) and the Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) Order 2003;

means a report which complies with rules 3.93 and 3.94;

means a proposal for a CVA.

has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).

means— (a) in the case of an administration which was not immediately preceded by a winding up, the date on which the company entered administration;

means a person mentioned in paragraph 47(3) of Schedule B1;

means attending and being able to participate in the meeting without being in the place where the meeting is held.

means a decision requested to be sought under paragraph 52(2) or 56(1) of Schedule B1.

means a debt (being the total amount owed to a creditor) which does not exceed £1,000 (which amount is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 13A of Schedule 8 to the Act and paragraph 18A of Schedule 9 to the Act.

means— (a) for a Gazette notice, the standard contents set out in Chapter 5 of Part 1;

means 15 pence per A4 or A5 page or 30 pence per A3 page;

means a statement made by an administrator under paragraph 49 of Schedule B1 setting out proposals for achieving the purpose of an administration;

means the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986 as they had effect immediately before the commencement date and a reference to “1986 Rules” followed by a rule number is a reference to a rule in the 1986 Rules;

means the Insolvency Act 1986, and— (a) a reference to a numbered section without mention of another Act is to that section of the Act;

means the date these Rules come into force.

means the Companies Act 2006;

has the meaning given in section 251];

means to advertise in the Gazette, whether electronically or otherwise;

means pre-administration costs which had not been paid when the company entered administration.

has the meaning given by rule 5.2;