1984 Ed.]
Companies (Winding-up) Rules
[CAP. 32
H 59
[Subsidiary]
OFFICIAL RECEIVERS
191. (1) Judicial notice shall be taken of the appointment of the Official Receivers appointed by the Governor.
(2) When the Governor appoints any officer to act as deputy for or in the place of an Official Receiver notice thereof shall be given in the Gazette.
(3) Any person so appointed shall, during his tenure of office, have all the status, rights, and powers, and be subject to all the liabilities of an Official Receiver.
192. Where an Official Receiver is removed from his office by the Governor, notice of the order removing him shall be published in the Gazette.
193. The court may, by general or special directions determine what acts or duties of the Official Receiver in relation to the winding up of companies are to be performed by him in person, and in what cases he may discharge his functions through the agency of his clerks or other persons in his regular employ, or under his official control.
194. An assistant official receiver, appointed by the Governor, shall be an officer of the court, as fully as the Official Receiver to whom he is assistant, and, subject to the directions of the court, he may represent the Official Receiver in all proceedings in court, or in any administrative or other matter. Judicial notice shall be taken of the appointment of an assistant official receiver and he may be removed in the same manner as is provided in the case of an Official Receiver.
195. In the absence of the Official Receiver any officer duly authorized for the purpose by the Governor, and any clerk of the Official Receiver duly authorized by him in writing, may by leave of the court act on behalf of the Official Receiver, and take part for him in any public or other examination and in any unopposed application to the court.
196. Where a company against which a winding-up order has been made has no available assets, the Official Receiver shall not be required to incur any expense in relation to the winding up without the express directions of the court.
197. (1) Where a liquidator is appointed by the court in a winding up by the court, the Official Receiver shall account to the liquidator.
(2) If the liquidator is dissatisfied with the account or any part thereof, he may report the matter to the court, which shall take such action (if any) thereon as it may deem expedient.
(3) The provisions of these rules as to liquidators and their accounts shall not apply to the Official Receiver when he is liquidator, but he shall account in such manner as the court may from time to time direct.
Appointment.
R. 204.
Removal.
R. 205.
Personal performance of duties.
R. 206.
Assistant official receivers.
R. 207.
Power of certain officers
and Official Receivers' clerks in certain cases to act for Official Receivers.
R. 208.
Duties where no assets.
R. 209.
Accounting by Official Receiver.
R. 210.
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1984 Ed.]
Companies (Winding-up) Rules
[CAP. 32
H 59
[Subsidiary]
OFFICIAL RECEIVERS
191. (1) Judicial notice shall be taken of the appointment of the Official Receivers appointed by the Governor.
(2) When the Governor appoints any officer to act as deputy for or in the place of an Official Receiver notice thereof shall be given in the Gazette.
(3) Any person so appointed shall, during his tenure of office. have all the status, rights, and powers, and be subject to all the liabilities of an Official Receiver.
192. Where an Official Receiver is removed from his office by the Governor, notice of the order removing him shall be published in the Gazette.
193. The court may, by general or special directions determine what acts or duties of the Official Receiver in relation to the winding up of companies are to be performed by him in person, and in what cases he may discharge his functions through the agency of his clerks or other persons in his regular employ, or under his official control.
194. An assistant official receiver, appointed by the Governor, shall be an officer of the court, as fully as the Official Receiver to whom he is assistant, and, subject to the directions of the court, he may represent the Official Receiver in all proceedings in court, or in any administrative or other matter. Judicial notice shall be taken of the appointment of an assistant official receiver and he may be removed in the same manner as is provided in the case of an Official Receiver.
195. In the absence of the Official Receiver any officer duly authorized for the purpose by the Governor, and any clerk of the Official Receiver duly authorized by him in writing, may by leave of the court act on behalf of the Official Receiver, and take part for him in any public or other examination and in any unopposed applica- tion to the court.
196. Where a company against which a winding-up order has been made has no available assets, the Official Receiver shall not be required to incur any expense in relation to the winding up without the express directions of the court.
197. (1) Where a liquidator is appointed by the court in a wind- ing up by the court, the Official Receiver shall account to the liquidator.
(2) If the liquidator is dissatisfied with the account or any part thereof, he may report the matter to the court, which shall take such action (if any) thereon as it may deem expedient.
(3) The provisions of these rules as to liquidators and their accounts shall not apply to the Official Receiver when he is liqui- dator, but he shall account in such manner as the court may from time to time direct.
Appointment.
R. 204.
Removal.
R. 205.
Personal performance of duties.
R. 206.
Assistant official receivers.
R. 207.
Power of certain officers
and Official Receivers' clerks in certain cases to act for Official Receivers.
R. 208.
Duties where no assets.
R. 209.
Accounting by Official Receiver.
R. 210.
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