Section 20 — Powers of the court on hearing an application
This version in force from 2019-01-31
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) On hearing an education administration application the court may—
(a) grant the application,
(b) adjourn the application conditionally or unconditionally,
(c) dismiss the application,
(d) make an interim order,
(e) treat that application as a winding-up petition and make any order the court could make under section 125 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (power of court on hearing winding-up petition), or
(f) make any other order that it thinks appropriate.
(2) An interim order under subsection (1)(d) may, in particular—
(a) restrict the exercise of a power of the further education body,
(b) in the case of a further education body that is a statutory corporation, restrict the exercise of a power of its members,
(c) in the case of a further education body that is a company, restrict the exercise of a power of its directors, and
(d) make provision conferring a discretion on a person who would be qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the further education body.
(3) An education administration order comes into force—
(a) at the time appointed by the court, or
(b) if no time is appointed by the court, when the order is made.