The Official Receiver becomes the receiver of an individual debtor or provisional liquidator of a company when a bankruptcy order against the property of the debtor or a winding-up order against the company is made by the court.

• 倘法院向个别债务人的财产发出破产令，或对公司发出清盘令，破产管理署署长便会成为该个别债务人的接管人，或该清盘公司的临时清盘人。