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 usually a countyâs highest, usually elected, law-enforcement officer. Sheriffs are elected to serve four-year terms in 41 states, two-year terms in three states, a three-year term in one state, and a six-year term in one state. Mary Lois Roach, in 1922, became the first woman in the United States elected as a county's sheriff.