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Co-operatives Act 2009
Sch 4Receivers, and other controllers, of property of co‑operatives
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Schedule 4 — Receivers, and other controllers, of property of co‑operatives
1. Terms used 465
2. Application of Schedule 466
3. Persons not to act as receivers 466
4. Supreme Court may declare whether controller is validly acting 467
5. Liability of controller 468
6. Liability of controller under pre‑existing agreement about property used by co‑operative 469
7. Powers of receiver 470
8. Controller’s duty of care in exercising power of sale 472
9. Supreme Court may authorise managing controller to dispose of property despite prior charge 472
10. Receiver’s power to carry on co‑operative’s business during winding‑up 474
11. Controller’s duties in relation to financial institution accounts and financial records 475
12. Managing controller to report within 2 months about co‑operative’s affairs 475
13. Reports by receiver 476
14. Supervision of controller 477
15. Controller may apply to Supreme Court 479
16. Power of Supreme Court to fix receiver’s remuneration 479
17. Controller has qualified privilege in certain cases 480
18. Notification of matters relating to controller 480
19. Statement that receiver appointed or other controller acting 481
20. Officers to report to controller about co‑operative’s affairs 482
21. Controller may require reports 484
22. Controller may inspect books 485
23. Lodging controller’s accounts 485
24. Payment of certain debts, out of property subject to floating charge, in priority to claims under charge 487
25. Enforcement of controller’s duty to make returns 489
26. Supreme Court may remove controller for misconduct 490
27. Supreme Court may remove redundant controller 490
28. Effect of clauses 26 and 27 491