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Companies Act (No. 17 of 1982) - Sect 420

Power of court to stay proceedings

420.
(1) The court may, on the application of a banking company which is temporarily unable to meet its obligations, make an order staying the commencement or continuance of all actions and proceedings against the company for a fixed period of time on such terms and condition as it shall think fit and proper and may from time to time extend the period.
(2) No application shall be made under the provisions of subsection (1), unless it is accompanied by a report of the Director of Bank Supervision of the Central Bank of Ceylon :
(3) The provisions of this section shall apply to every banking company incorporated in Sri Lanka and every banking company formed outside Sri Lanka which has an established place of business within Sri Lanka.


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