(1) If, for any reason, there is no liquidator acting in a winding-up, the court may—
(a) for a winding-up by the court—appoint another official liquidator whose written consent in accordance with form 8 has been filed; and
(b) for a voluntary winding-up—appoint another registered liquidator whose written consent in accordance with form 8 has been filed.
(2) The court may make the appointment—
(a) in any case—on application by the commission, a creditor or a contributory; or
(b) for a winding-up by the court—on its own initiative.