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committee
||229.—(1) The creditors at the meeting to be held Appoint- in pursuance of section two hundred and twenty-seven ment of of this Ordinance or at any subsequent meeting, may of inspection. if they think fit, appoint a committee of inspection 19 & 20 Geo. consisting of not more than five persons, and if such 5, c. 23, a committee is appointed the company may, either s. 240. at the meeting at which the resolution for voluntary winding up is passed or at any time subsequently in general meeting, appoint such number of persons as they think fit to act as members of the committee not exceeding five in number:
Provided that the creditors may, if they think fit, resolve that all or any of the persons so appointed by the company ought not to be members of the committee of inspection, and, if the creditors so resolve, the persons mentioned in the resolution shall not, unless the court otherwise directs, be qualified to act as members of the committee, and on any application to the court under this provision the court may, if it thinks fit, appoint other persons to act as such members in place of the persons mentioned in the resolution,
(2) Subject to the provisions of this section and to general rules, the provisions of sections one hundred and ninety-three (except subsection (1)) of this Ordinance shall apply with respect to a committee of inspection appointed under this section as they apply with respect to a committee of inspection appointed in a winding up by the court.
230.—(1) The committee of inspection, or if there Fixing of is no such committee, the creditors, may fix the liquidators' remuneration to be paid to the liquidator or liquida- tion and
tors.
remunera-
cesser of directors'
(2) On the appointment of a liquidator, all the powers,
19 & 20 Geo. powers of the directors shall cease, except so far as 5, c. 23. the committee of inspection, or if there is no such s. 241. committee, the creditors, sanction the continuance thereof.
231. If a vacancy occurs, by death, resignation or otherwise, in the office of a liquidator, other than a liquidator appointed by, or by the direction of, the court, the creditors may fill the vacancy.
Fower to
fill vacancy in office of
liquidator.
19 & 20 Geo. 5, e. 23, s. 242.
232. The provisions of section two hundred Application
and twenty-three of this Ordinance shall apply in the of s. 223 to case of a creditors' voluntary winding up as in the a creditors' case of a members' voluntary winding up, with the voluntary
winding up!! modification that the powers of the liquidator under 19 & 20 Geo. the said section shall not be exercised except with 5, c. 23v the sanction either of the court or of the committee s. 243. of inspection.
to call
233.-(1) In the event of the winding up continuing Duty of for more than one year, the liquidator shall summon liquidator a general meeting of the company and a meeting of meetings creditors at the end of the first year from the com- of company mencement of the winding up, and of each succeeding and of year, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, and creditor's at end of shall lay before the meetings an account of his acts
each year. and dealings and of the conduct of the winding up 19 & 20 Geo. during the preceding year.
5, c. 23, s. 244
(2) If the liquidator fails to comply with this section, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
234.-(1) As soon as the affairs of the company Fina are fully wound up, the liquidator shall make up an meeting and account of the winding up, showing how the winding dissolution. up has been conducted and the property of the 19 & 20 Geo. company has been disposed, of, and thereupon shall
5, c. 23, 8. 245.