Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 288
288. (1) The liquidator may -
(a) in the case of a members’ voluntary winding up, with
the sanction of an extraordinary resolution of the
company, and, in the case of a creditors’ voluntary
winding up, with the sanction of the court or of the
liquidation committee or, if there is no such
committee, of a meeting of the creditors, exercise any
of the powers given by article 238(1)( c), (d) and ( e) to
a liquidator in a winding up by the court;
(b) without sanction, exercise any of the other powers
given by this Act to a liquidator in a winding up by the
court;
(c) exercise the power of the court under this Act of
drawing up a list of contributories, which list shall be
prima facie evidence of the liability of the persons
named therein to be contributories;
(d) exercise the power of t he court of making calls;
(e) summon general meetings of the company for the
purpose of obtaining the sanction of the company by
extraordinary resolution or for any other purpose he
may think fit.
(2) The liquidator shall pay the debts of the company and shall
adjust the rights of the contributories among themselves.
(3) More than one person may be appointed to exercise the
function of liquidator of a company. Where more than one
liquidator is appointed, any power given by this Act may be
exercised by one or mo re of them as may be determined at the ti me
of their appointment, or in default of such determination, by a ny
two of them acting jointly.
(4) Subject to the provisions of article 305, the acts of a
liquidator shall be valid notwithstanding any defects that may
afterwards be discovered in his appointment.
Powers of the court
to remove
liquidators.
Amended by:
IV . 2003.113.
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