Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 296
296. (1) The liquidator, including the official receiver while
occupying the office of liquidator, shall summon all meetings o f
creditors or contributories by giving not less than fourteen da ys’
notice thereof in a daily newspap er circulating wholly or mainl y in
Malta; and shall, not less than fourteen days before the day
appointed for the meeting, send by post to every person appeari ng
in the company’s accounting records to be a creditor of the
company, notice of the meeting of creditors, and, to every person
appearing in the company’s accoun ting records or otherwise to b e a
contributory of the company, notice of the meeting of
contributories.
(2) The notice to each creditor shall be sent to the address
given in the creditors’ proof of his debt, or, if he has not pr oved his
debt, to the address given in the statement of affairs of the
company, if any, or to such other address as may be known to th e
person summoning the meeting.
(3) Where there is no continuing liquidator, any member,
creditor or contributory may apply to the court for directions as to
the summoning and holding of a meeting.
(4) The provisions of this article shall not apply to meetings
held under article 278 or article 284.
Proof of notice and
chairman of
meeting.
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