Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 22
22. (1) Where the duration of a partnership is extended
beyond the period, if any, in the deed of partnership, the sepa rate
creditor of a partner may obj ect to such extension by sworn
application filed within three months from the date of the
publication of the statement in accordance with article 401(1)(e)
relating to the instrument effecting such extension and, upon g ood
cause being shown, the court shall direct the partnership to
liquidate such partner’s interest in the partnership within three
months of the judgment.
(2) The provisions of sub-articl e (1) shall apply whether any
extension of the period fixed for the duration of the partnersh ip is
or is not expressly provided fo r in the deed of partnership.
(3) A separate creditor of a partner may only object in
pursuance of this article if his debt existed prior to the publ ication
of the statement referre d to in sub- article (1).
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Duties of Registrar
of Courts.
Amended by:
XXIV . 1995.362;
L.N. 181 of 2006;
L.N. 186 of 2006.
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