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Companies Act (No. 17 of 1982) - Sect 90

Payment of certain debts out of assets subject to floating charge in priority to claims under the charge

90.
(1) Where either a receiver is appointed on behalf of the holders of any debentures of the company secured by a floating charge, or possession is taken by or on behalf of those debenture holders of any property comprised in or subject to the charge, then, if the company is not at the time in course of being wound up, the debts which in every winding up are under the provisions of Part IX relating to preferential payments to be paid in priority to all other debts, shall be paid out of any assets coming to the hands of the receiver or other person taking possession as aforesaid in priority to any claim for principal or interest in respect of the debentures.
(2) In the application of the provisions of Part IX, the provisions of section 347 shall be construed as if the provision for payment of accrued holiday remuneration becoming payable on the termination of employment before or by the effect of the winding-up order or resolution were a provision for payment of such remuneration becoming payable on the termination of employment before or by effect of the appointment of receiver or possession being taken as referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The periods of time specified in the said provisions of Part IX shall be reckoned from the date of the appointment of the receiver or of possession being taken as aforesaid, as the case may be.
(4) Where the date referred to in subsection (3) occurred before the appointed date, the provisions of subsections (1) and (3) shall have effect with the substitution for references to the said provisions of Part IX, of references to the provisions which, by virtue of subsection (9) of section 347 are deemed to remain in force in the case therein mentioned, and the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply.
(5) Any payments made under the provisions of this section shall be recouped as far as may be out of the assets of the company available for payment of general creditors.


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