Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 229
229. (1) The official receiver, by virtue of his office and upon
notification by the Court, becomes the liquidator of the company and
continues in office until another person becomes liquidator under the
provisions of this Title, and shall, upon notification by the Court, be
the liquidator during any vacancy.
(2) The official receiver shall, within fourteen days of notification
by the court, deliver an authenticated copy of such notification to the
Registrar for registration.
(3) At any time when he is the liquidator of the company, the
official receiver may summon separate meetings of the company’s
creditors and contributories for the purpose of choosing a person to
be liquidator of the company in place of the official receiver.
(4) It shall be the duty of the official receiver to summon
meetings under sub-article (3) if he is at any time requested to do so
by one-fourth in value of the company’s creditors.
(5) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-articles (3) and
(4), the official receiver shall within a period of twelve weeks from
the date of the winding up order give notice to the court and to the
company’s creditors and contributories of his intentions whether or
not to summon the said meetings. The notice shall indicate the right
of the creditors arising under sub-article (3).
Choice of
liquidator at
meetings of
creditors and
contributories.
Amended by:
IV. 2003.98.
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