17.—(1) An authorisation of an examiner shall cease to have effect —
(a)
where the person specified in the authorisation is an individual, on the death or bankruptcy of that individual;
(b)
where the person specified in the authorisation is a partnership firm, on the dissolution of that firm; or
(c)
where the person specified in the authorisation is a body corporate, on the making of an order or the passing of a resolution for the winding up of that body, not being a winding up for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction only.
(2) A reference to the bankruptcy of an individual in paragraph (1)(a) shall be a reference to the making of a receiving order against him, his filing a petition in bankruptcy or his making an arrangement with or assignment in favour of his creditors.
(3) An authorised examiner may at any time give notice to the Registrar stating that after such date as may be specified in the notice the examiner does not propose to continue to act as an authorised examiner under all the authorisations of the examiner or under such authorisation of the examiner as may be specified in the notice.
(4) The date on which an authorised examiner ceases to act as an authorised examiner shall not be earlier than 3 months after the date of any notice given by him under paragraph (3).
(5) The Registrar may by notice withdraw all the authorisations of an authorised examiner or such of them as may be specified in the notice on such date as may be so specified.
(6) Any authorisation to which a notice under paragraph (3) or (5) relates shall cease to have effect on the date specified under that paragraph.
(7) Except where it is specified in a notice under paragraph (5) that the Registrar considers it necessary that any authorisation to which the notice relates shall be withdrawn on an earlier date, the date of any such withdrawal shall not be earlier than 28 days after the date of the notice.
(8) If, within 14 days from the date of the notice, the Registrar receives from the authorised examiner to whom that notice is given or from any person acting on behalf of that examiner representations to the effect that any authorisation to which that notice relates should not be withdrawn, the Registrar shall consider these representations and make such investigations in respect thereof as he thinks fit.