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Section 330, The Companies Act, 2009
In forceThe Companies Act, 2009, Sierra Leone
(1) The following persons shall not be appointed or actas receivers or managers of any property or undertaking of any
company:-
(a) any person who is under the age of 18 years;
(b) any person found by a court to be of
unsound mind;
(c) a body corporate;
(d) an undischarged bankrupt, unless he shall
have been given leave to act as a receiver or
manager of the property or undertaking of
the company by the court by which he was
adjudged bankrupt;
(e) a director or auditor of the company;
(f) any person convicted of any offence
involving fraud, corruption or moral
turpitude and who is disqualified as a result
of a conviction for any offence in connection
with the promotion or formation of a company.
(2) Any appointment made in contravention of
subsection (1) shall be void and if any of the persons named in
paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of that subsection acts as a receiver or
manager, he shall be guilty of offence and be liable to a fine not
exceeding Le.5,000,000 in the case of a body corporate or, in the case
of an individual to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or
to a fine not exceeding Le.3,000,000.
(3) Where any of the persons mentioned in subsection
(1) is, at the commencement of this Act acting as a receiver or manager
he may be removed by the court on an application by a person
interested.
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