ACT 125
COMPANIES ACT 1965 (REVISED - 1973)
PART X - WINDING UP
DIVISION 2 - WINDING UP BY THE COURT
Subdivision (4) - General Powers of Court

 
Section 245. Payment of debts due by contributory to company and extent to which set-off allowed.
 
(1) The Court may make an order directing any contributory for the time being on the list of contributories to pay to the company in the manner directed by the order any money due from him or from the estate of the person whom he represents exclusive of any money payable by him or the estate by virtue of any call in pursuance of this Act, and may—

    (a) in the case of an unlimited company, allow to the contributory by way of set-off any money due to him or to the estate which he represents from the company on any independent dealing or contract but not any money due to him as a member of the company in respect of any dividend or profit; and

    (b) in the case of a limited company, make to any director whose liability is unlimited or to his estate the like allowance,

and in the case of any company whether limited or unlimited, when all the creditors are paid in full, any money due on any account whatever to a contributory from the company may be allowed to him by way of set-off against any subsequent call.

Power of Court to make calls

(2) The Court may either before or after it has ascertained the sufficiency of the assets of the company—

    (a) make calls on all or any of the contributories for the time being on the list of contributories, to the extent of their liability, for payment of any money which the Court considers necessary to satisfy the debts and liabilities of the company and the costs, charges and expenses of winding up and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves; and

    (b) make an order for payment of any calls so made,

and in making a call may take into consideration the probability that some of the contributories may partly or wholly fail to pay the call.

Payment into bank of moneys due to company

(3) The Court may order any contributory, purchaser or other person from whom money is due to the company to pay the amount due into some bank named in the order to the account of the liquidator instead of to the liquidator, and any such order may be enforced in the same manner as if it had directed payment to the liquidator.

(4) All moneys and securities paid or delivered into any bank pursuant to this Division shall be subject in all respects to orders of the Court.

Order on contributory conclusive evidence

(5) An order made by the Court under this section shall, subject to any right of appeal, be conclusive evidence that the money, if any, thereby appearing to be due or ordered to be paid is due, and all other pertinent matters stated in the order shall be taken to be truly stated as against all persons and in all proceedings.