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Part IX

182. Disqualifi cations from being appointed or acting as adminstrator

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The following persons and their related parties shall be disqualified from being appointed or from be acting as an administrator of a company being a person who is or who has :–

(a)

within the period of two years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the administration been a creditor of the company, except as a liquidator of the company;

(b)

within the period of two years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the administration been a director or other officer or an auditor or employee of the company or of a related company;

(c)

had within the period of two years preceding the date of commencement of the administration –

(i)

a direct interest in a share issued by the company or by a related company; or

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(ii)

an indirect interest in five per cent or more of any class of shares issued by the company or by a related company; or

(d)

been a receiver of property or appointee in respect of property of the company within the period of three years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the administration.

(2)

A person who is appointed or acts as an administrator when disqualified under subsection (1) commits an offence.

Part X

Compromises

Part XI

Micro Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) Company Debt Restructuring Arrangements

Part XII

Part XIII

Part XIV

Cross - Border Insolvency

Part XV

Part XVI

Part XVII

Schedules