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Section 68: Liability of Secretary of State in respect of liabilities vesting in successor company.

Telecommunications Act 1984 · 1984 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: Transfer of Undertaking of British Telecommunications

This section applies where—

a resolution has been passed, in accordance with the Insolvency Act 1986, for the voluntary winding up of the successor company, otherwise than merely for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation with another company; or
without any such resolution having been passed beforehand, an order has been made for the winding up of the successor company by the court under that Act.

The Secretary of State shall become liable on the commencement of the winding up to discharge any outstanding liability of the successor company for the payment of pensions which vested in that company by virtue of section 60 above.

Any sums required by the Secretary of State for discharging any liability imposed on him by this section shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.

Where the Secretary of State makes a payment to any person in discharge of what appears to him to be a liability imposed on him by this section, he shall thereupon become a creditor of the successor company to the extent of the amount paid, his claim being treated for the purposes of the winding up as a claim in respect of the original liability.

Any sums received by the Secretary of State in respect of any claim made by virtue of subsection (4) above in the winding up of the successor company shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

The reference in subsection (2) above to the commencement of the winding up is a reference—

in a case within subsection (1)(a) above, to the passing of the resolution; and
in a case within subsection (1)(b) above, to the making of the order.

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