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(7) Any person untruthfully so stating himself to be a creditor or contributory shall be guilty of a contempt of court and shall, on the application of the liquidator or of the official receiver, be punishable accordingly.

(8) In this section the expression "the relevant date" means in a case where a provisional liquidator is appointed, the date of his appointment, and, in a case where no such appointment is made, the date of the winding up order.

19 & 20 Geo.

177.-(1) In a case where a winding-up order is Report by made, the official receiver shall, as soon as practicable official after receipt of the statement to be submitted under receiver. the last foregoing section, or, in a case where the court 5, c. 23, orders that no statement shall be submitted, as soon as s. 182. practicable after the date of the order, submit a preliminary report to the court—

(a) as to the amount of capital issued, subscribed,

and paid up, and the estimated amount of assets and liabilities; and

(b) if the company has failed, as to the causes of

the failure; and

(c) whether in his opinion further inquiry is desirable as to any matter relating to the pro- motion, formation or failure of the company, or the conduct of the business thereof.

(2) The official receiver may also, if he thinks fit, make a further report, or further reports, stating the manner in which the company was formed and whether in his opinion any fraud has been committed by any person in its promotion or formation, or by any director or other officer of the company in relation to the company since the formation thereof, and any other matters which in his opinion it is desirable to bring to the notice of the court.

(3) If the official receiver states in ny such further report as aforesaid that in his opinion a fraud has been committed as aforesaid, the court shall have the further powers provided in sections two hundred and eight and two hundred and nine of this Ordinance.

Liquidators.

178. For the purpose of conducting the pro- Power of ceedings in winding up a company and performing court to such duties in reference thereto as the court may hin- appoint pose, the court may appoint a liquidator or liquidators, liquidators

19 & 20 Geo 5, c. 23, s. 183.

179.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, Appoint- the court may appoint a liquidator provisionally at ment and any time after the presentation of a winding up powers of petition.

provisional liquidator. 19 & 20 Geo.

(2) The appointment of a provisional liquidator may 5, c. 23, be made at any time before the making of a winding up s. 184. order, and either the official receiver or any other fit person may be appointed,

(3) Where a liquidator is provisionally appointed by the court, the court may limit and restrict his powers by the order appointing him.

180. The following provisions with respect to Appoint- liquidators shall have effect on a winding-up order ment, style being made:-

&c. of liquidators.

(1) The official receiver shall by virtue of his 19 & 20 Geo. office become the provisional liquidator and 5, c. 23, shall continue to act as such until he or s. 185. another person becomes liquidator and is capable of acting as such:

(2) The official receiver shall summon separate meetings of the creditors and contributories of