Section 451 CAMA 2020

Section 451 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Powers of Court in administration application. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act.

(1) On hearing an administration application, the Court may—

(a) make the administration order sought ;

(b) dismiss the application ;

(c) adjourn the hearing conditionally or unconditionally ;

(d) make an interim order ;

(e) treat the application as a winding-up petition and make any order which the Court could make under section 574 of this Act ; or

(f ) make any other order which the Court deems appropriate.

(2) An appointment of an administrator by an administration order takes effect—

(a) at a time appointed by the order ; or

(b) where no time is appointed by the order, when the order is made.

(3) An interim order under subsection (1) (d) may, in particular—

(a) restrict the exercise of a power of the directors or the company ; or

(b) make provision conferring a discretion on the Court or on a person qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the company.

(4) This section is subject to section 573 of this Act