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250. Prohibition of appointment of administrative receiver

(1) The following shall be inserted after Chapter III of Part III of the Insolvency Act 1986 (receivership: receivers' powers) -

"Chapter IV Prohibition of Appointment of Administrative Receiver

72A Floating charge holder not to appoint administrative receiver

(1) The holder of a qualifying floating charge in respect of a company's property may not appoint an administrative receiver of the company.

(2) In Scotland, the holder of a qualifying floating charge in respect of a company's property may not appoint or apply to the court for the appointment of a receiver who on appointment would be an administrative receiver of property of the company.

(3) In subsections (1) and (2) -

"holder of a qualifying floating charge in respect of a company's property" has the same meaning as in paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to this Act, and

"administrative receiver"has the meaning given by section 251.

(4) This section applies -

(a) to a floating charge created on or after a date appointed by the Secretar

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