(1984 Ed.]
Companies (Winding-up Rules
[CAP. 32
H 43
[Subsidiary]
134. A creditor or a contributory may give a general proxy to any person.
135. A creditor or a contributory may give a special proxy to any person to vote at any specified meeting or adjournment thereof—
(a) for or against the appointment or continuance in office of any specified person as liquidator or member of the committee of inspection; and
(b) on all questions relating to any matter other than those above referred to and arising at the meeting or an adjournment thereof.
136. Where it appears to the satisfaction of the court that any solicitation has been used by or on behalf of a liquidator in obtaining proxies or in procuring his appointment as liquidator except by the direction of a meeting of creditors or contributories, the court if it thinks fit may order that no remuneration be allowed to the person by whom or on whose behalf the solicitation was exercised notwithstanding any resolution of the committee of inspection or of the creditors or contributories to the contrary.
137. A creditor or a contributory in a winding up by the court may appoint the Official Receiver or liquidator and in a voluntary winding up the liquidator or if there be no liquidator the chairman of a meeting to act as his general or special proxy.
138. No person acting either under a general or a special proxy shall vote in favour of any resolution which would directly or indirectly place himself, his partner or employer in a position to receive any remuneration out of the assets of the company otherwise than as creditor rateably with the other creditors of the company:
Provided that where any person holds special proxies to vote for an application to the court in favour of the appointment of himself as liquidator he may use the said proxies and vote accordingly.
139. (1) A proxy intended to be used at the first meeting of creditors or contributories, or an adjournment thereof, shall be lodged with the Official Receiver not later than the time mentioned for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting or the adjourned meeting, which time shall be not earlier than 12 o'clock at noon of the day but one before, nor later than 12 o'clock at noon of the day before the day appointed for such meeting, unless the court otherwise directs.
(2) In every other case a proxy shall be lodged with the Official Receiver or liquidator in a winding up by the court, with the company at its registered office for a meeting under section 241 of the Ordinance and with the liquidator or if there is no liquidator with the person named in the notice convening the meeting to receive the same.
General proxies.
R. 147.
Special proxies.
R. 148.
Solicitation by liquidator to obtain proxies.
R. 149.
Proxies to Official Receiver or liquidator.
R. 150.
Holder of proxy not to vote on matter in which he is financially interested.
R. 151.
Lodgment of proxies.
R. 152.
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1984 Ed.]
Companies (Winding-up Rules
[CAP. 32
H 43
[Subsidiary]
134. A creditor or a contributory may give a general proxy to
any person.
135. A creditor or a contributory may give a special proxy to any person to vote at any specified meeting or adjournment thereof--
(a) for or against the appointment or continuance in office of any specified person as liquidator or member of the com- mittee of inspection; and
(b) on all questions relating to any matter other than those above referred to and arising at the meeting or an adjourn- ment thereof.
136. Where it appears to the satisfaction of the court that any solicitation has been used by or on behalf of a liquidator in obtaining proxies or in procuring his appointment as liquidator except by the direction of a meeting of creditors or contributories, the court if it thinks fit may order that no remuneration be allowed to the person by whom or on whose behalf the solicitation was exercised notwithstanding any resolution of the committee of inspec- tion or of the creditors or contributories to the contrary.
137. A creditor or a contributory in a winding up by the court may appoint the Official Receiver or liquidator and in a voluntary winding up the liquidator or if there be no liquidator the chairman of a meeting to act as his general or special proxy.
138. No person acting either under a general or a special proxy shall vote in favour of any resolution which would directly or indirectly place himself, his partner or employer in a position to receive any remuneration out of the assets of the company
otherwise than as creditor rateably with the other creditors of the company:
Provided that where any person holds special proxies to vote for an application to the court in favour of the appointment of himself as liquidator he may use the said proxies and vote accordingly.
139. (1) A proxy intended to be used at the first meeting of creditors or contributories, or an adjournment thereof, shall be lodged with the Official Receiver not later than the time mentioned for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting or the adjourn- ed meeting, which time shall be not earlier than 12 o'clock at noon of the day but one before, nor later than 12 o'clock at noon of the day before the day appointed for such meeting, unless the court otherwise directs.
(2) In every other case a proxy shall be lodged with the Official Receiver or liquidator in a winding up by the court. with the company at its registered office for a meeting under section 241 of the Ordinance and with the liquidator or if there is no liquidator with the person named in the notice convening the meeting to receive
General proxies.
R. 147.
Special proxies.
R. 148.
Solicitation by
liquidator to
obtain proxies.
R. 149.
Proxies to Official Receiver or liquidator.
R. 150.
Holder of proxy
not to vote on matter in which he is financially interested.
R. 151.
Lodgment of proxies.
R. 152.
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