Section 287: Notice of appointment

287. Notice of appointment (1) An administrator appointed by a company, by the liquidator or interim liquidator or by a secured creditor shall— (a) before the end of the next working day after appointment, lodge a notice of the appointment with the Registrar of Companies and the Director; (b) not later than 3 working days (not including any Saturday or public holiday) after appointment, publish a notice of the appointment in the Gazette; and (c) as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than the end of the next working day after appointment, give written notice of the appointment to— (i) each person who holds a charge over the whole, or substantially the whole, of the company’s property; or I14 – 159 [Issue 3] Insolvency Act (ii) each person who holds 2 or more charges over the property of the company where the property of the company subject to those charges together is the whole, or substantially the whole, of the company’s property. (2) A secured creditor who appoints an administrator under section 215 shall give written notice of the appointment to the company as soon as practicable and in any event before the end of the next working day.