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A copy of every report and affidavit intended to be used in support of the summons shall be served on every person against whom an order is sought not less than four days before the hearing of the summons.
(2) On the return of the summons the court may give such directions as it shall think fit as to the taking of evidence wholly or in part by affidavit or orally, and the cross-examination either before a judge on the hearing in court or in chambers of any deponents to affidavits in support of or in opposition to the application and as to any report it may require the Official Receiver or liquidator to make and generally as to the procedure on the summons and for the hearing thereof.
Use of depositions taken at public examinations.
R. 69.
59. Where in the course of the proceedings in a winding-up by the court an order has been made for the public examination of persons named in the order pursuant to section 207 of the Ordinance, then in any proceedings subsequently instituted under any of the provisions of the Ordinance mentioned in paragraph (1) of rule 58, the verified notes of the examination of each person who was examined under the order shall, subject as hereinafter mentioned, and to any order or directions of the court as to the manner and extent in and to which the notes shall be used, and subject to all just exceptions to the admissibility in evidence against any particular person or persons of any of the statements contained in the notes of the examinations, be admissible in evidence against any of the persons against whom the application is made, who, under section 207 of the Ordinance, and the order for the public examination, was or had the opportunity of being present at and taking part in the examination: Provided that before any such notes of a public examination shall be used on any such application, the person intending to use the same shall, not less than fifteen days before the day appointed for hearing the application, give notice of such intention to each person against whom it is intended to use such notes, or any of them, specifying the notes or parts of the notes which it is intended to read against him, and furnish him with copies of such notes, or parts of notes (except notes of the person's own depositions), and provided also that every person against whom the application is made shall be at
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Companies.
[CAP. 32
A copy of every report and affidavit intended to be used in support of the summons shall be served on every person against whom an order is sought not less than four days before the hearing of the summons.
(2) On the return of the summons the court may give such directions as it shall think fit as to the taking of evidence wholly or in part by affidavit or orally, and the cross-examination either before a judge on the hearing in court or in chambers of any deponents to affidavits in support of or in opposition to the application and as to any report it may require the Official Receiver or liquidator to make and generally as to the procedure on the summons and for the hearing thereof.
Use of
depositions
taken at
public
R. 69.
59. Where in the course of the proceedings in a -winding up by the court an- order has been made for the
public examination of persons named in the order pursuant examinations. to section 207 of the Ordinance, then in any proceedings subsequently instituted under any of the provisions of the Ordinance mentioned in paragraph (1) of rule 58, the verified notes of the examination of each person who was examined under the order shall, subject as hereinafter mentioned, and to any order or directions of the court as to the manner and extent in and to which the notes shall be used, and subject to all just exceptions to the admissibility in evidence against any particular person or persons of any of the statements contained in the notes of the examinations, be admissible in evidence against any of the persons against whom the application is made, who, under section 207 of the Ordin- ance, and the order for the public examination, was or had the opportunity of being present at and taking part in the examination: Provided that before any such notes of a public examination shall be used on any such applica- tion, the person intending to use the same shall, not less than fifteen days before the day appointed for hearing the application, give notice of such intention to each person against whom it is intended to use such notes, or any of them, specifying the notes or parts of the notes which it is intended to read against him, and furnish him with copies of such notes, or parts of notes (except notes of the person's own depositions), and provided also that every person against whom the application is made shall be at
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