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| (1) The statement as to the affairs of a company required by the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 385 to be submitted to the receiver (or his successor), shall show as at the date of the receiver's appointment, the particulars of the company's assets, debts and liabilities, the names, residences and occupations of its creditors, the securities held by them respectively, the date when the securities were respectively given and such further or other information as may be prescribed. |
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| (2) The statement referred to in subsection (1) shall be submitted by, and be verified by affidavit of, one or more of the persons who are at the date of the receiver's appointment the directors and by the person who is at that date the secretary of the company, or by such of the persons here after in this subsection referred to as the receiver (or his successor), subject to the direction of the court, may require to submit and verify the statement, that is to say, persons
| | (a) who are or have been officers of the company ; | | |
| | (b) who have taken part in the formation of the company at any time within one year prior to the date of the receiver's appointment; | | |
| | (c) who are in the employment of the company, or have been in the employment of the company within the year referred to in paragraph (b) and are, in the opinion of the receiver, capable of giving the information required ; | | |
| | (d) who are or have been within the year referred to in paragraph (b) officers of, or in the employment of, the company which is, or within such year was, an officer of the company to which the statement relates. | | |
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| (3) Any person making the statement and affidavit referred to in subsection (2) shall be allowed, and shall Be paid by the receiver (or his successor) out of his receipts such costs and expenses incurred in and about the preparation and making of the statement and affidavit as the receiver (or his successor) may consider reasonable, subject to an appeal to the court. |
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| (4) Where the receiver is appointed under the powers contained in any instrument, the provisions of this section shall have effect with the substitution, for any reference to the court of the reference to the Registrar and for any reference TO an affidavit, of references to a statutory declaration ; and in any other case, any reference to the court shall be taken as referring to the court by which the receiver was appointed. |
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| (5) If any person without reasonable excuse makes de fault in complying with the requirements of this section he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees for every day during which the default continues. |
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| (6) References in this section to the receiver's successor shall include a continuing receiver or manager. |
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