{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/schedule-B1/paragraph-81",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/schedule-B1/paragraph-81.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/45",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986",
  "path": "schedule/B1/paragraph/81",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "81",
  "heading": "Court ending administration on application of creditor",
  "text": "(1) On the application of a creditor of a company the court may provide for the appointment of an administrator of the company to cease to have effect at a specified time.\n(2) An application under this paragraph must allege an improper motive—\n(a) in the case of an administrator appointed by administration order, on the part of the applicant for the order, or\n(b) in any other case, on the part of the person who appointed the administrator.\n(3) On an application under this paragraph the court may—\n(a) adjourn the hearing conditionally or unconditionally;\n(b) dismiss the application;\n(c) make an interim order;\n(d) make any order it thinks appropriate (whether in addition to, in consequence of or instead of the order applied for).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. B1 inserted (15.9.2003) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 248(2), 279, Sch. 16 (with s. 249(1)-(3)(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. B1 para. 81 applied (with modifications) (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), regs. 2, 37 (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1399, regs. 1(2), 4, 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. B1 excluded in part (E.W.) (15.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/205), regs. 2(2), 5(2) (with reg. 64)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/schedule/B1/paragraph/81",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:34:54.608720+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}