Judicial notice of signature of ⚫fficers. Пb. s. 225.
Affidavits. 7b. c. 228.
Companies
Account defined.
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(5) For the purpose of ascertaining and getting in any money payable into the bank in pursuance of this section, the like powers may be exercised, and by the like authority, as are exerciseable under section eighty of the Bankruptcy Ordinance. 1891, for the purpose of ascertaining and getting in the sums, funds, and dividends referred to in that section.
(6) Any person claiming to be entitled to any money paid into the bank in pursuance of this section may apply to the official receiver for payment of the same, and the official receiver may, on a certifiente by the liquidator that the person claiming entitled, make an order for the payment to that person of the sum duc.
(7) Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the official receiver in respect of any claim made in pursuance of this section may appeal to the court.
215. In all proceedings under this Part of this Ordinance, all courts, judges, and persons judicially acting, and all officers judicial or ministerial, of any court, or employed in enforcing the process of any court, shall take judicial notice of the signature of any officer of the court and also of the official seal or stamp of the several offices of the court, appended to or impressed on any document made, issued, or signed under the provisious of this Part of this Ordin- ance, or any official copy thereof.
216.--(1) Any affidavit required to be sworn under the provisions or for the purposes of this Part of this Ordinance may be sworn in the Colony, or elsewhere within the domin- ions of His Majesty, before any court, judge, or person law- fully authorised to take and receive affidavits or before any of His Majesty's consuls or vice-consuls in any place outside His Majesty's dominions.
(2) All courts, judges, justices, commissioners, and per- sons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the seal or stamp or signature (as the case may be) of any such court, judge, person, consul, or vice-vonsul attached, ap- pended, or subscribed to any such alli·lavit, or to any other document to be used for the purposes of this Part of this Ordinance.
217.—(1) An account, called the Companies Liquida- Liquidation tion Account, shall be kept by the official receiver at such bank as the colonial treasurer may direct, and all moneys received by the official receiver in respect of proceedings under this Ordinance in connection with the winding up of companies shall be paid to that account.
* Edw. 7 c. 69 #. 229.
Separate
accounts of particular estates, 75. s. 231.
(2) All payments out of money standing to the credit of the official receiver in the Companies Liquidation Account shall be made by the said bank in the prescribed mauner.
218.-(1) An account shall be kept by the official re- ceiver of the receipts and payments in the winding up of each company and, when the cash balance standing to the credit of the account of any company is in excess of the amount which, in the opinion of the committee of inspec- tion, is required for the time being to answer demands in respect of that company's estate, the official receiver shall, ou the request of the committee, invest the amount not so required in such securities as the court may direct, to be placed to the credit of the said account for the benefit of the company.
(2) When any part of the money so invested is, in the opinion of the committee of inspection, required to answer any demands in respect of the estate of the company, the official receiver shall, on the request of the committee, raise such sum as may be required by the sale of such part of the said securities as may be necessary,
(3) The dividends on investments under this section shall be paid to the credit of the company.
Officers and remunera- tion.
Ib. s. 233. 231.
219-(1) The Governor may appoint such additional officers as may be required [by the official receiver] for tl e execution of this Part of this Ordinance and may remove any person so appointed.
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