A formal notice of the order, which was served by the Court of Session on behalf of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, should be carried in today's Edinburgh Gazette.

Dunfermline owe £134,000 in unpaid taxes, with another £450,000 due to business creditors. The players are also owed £35,000 in wages from last month, with the March salary run of £95,000 also looming. A rescue proposal has been made by a consortium that yesterday began the due diligence process through the accountancy firm Campbell Dallas.