450. APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATOR
(1) At any time after the presentation of a winding up petition and before the making of a winding up order, the Tribunal may appoint the Official Liquidator to be liquidator provisionally. (2) Before appointing a provisional liquidator, the Tribunal shall give notice to the company and give a reasonable opportunity to it to make its representations, if any, unless, for special reasons to be recorded in writing, the Tribunal thinks fit to dispense with such notice. (3) Where a provisional liquidator is appointed by the Tribunal , the Tribunal may limit and restrict his powers by the order appointing him or by a subsequent order ; but otherwise he shall have the same powers as a liquidator. (4) The Official Liquidator shall cease to hold office as provisional liquidator and shall become the liquidator, of the company, on a winding up order being made.
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