Administrative receivership differs from simple receivership in that an administrative receiver is appointed over all of the assets and undertaking of the company. This means that an administrative receiver can normally only be appointed by the holder of a floating charge.
â¢ In US, a sheriff is a police officer but not all police officers are sheriffs. â¢ A sheriff is the highest law enforcing officer in a county and is an elected official. â¢ The officers performing law enforcement duty from the office of a sheriff are called deputy sheriffs.
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England, where the office originated. There is an analogous although independently developed office in Iceland that is commonly translated to English as sheriff, and this is discussed below.