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ACT 125
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COMPANIES ACT 1965 (REVISED - 1973)
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PART X - WINDING UP
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DIVISION 4 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EVERY MODE OF WINDING UP
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Subdivision (1) - General
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Section 281. Liquidator's accounts.
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(1) Every liquidator shall, within one month after the expiration of the period of six months from the date of his appointment and of every subsequent period of six months and in any case within one month after he ceases to act as liquidator and forthwith after obtaining an order of release, lodge with the Registrar and the Official Receiver, and in the case of a company which is an insurer, whether or not its licence under the Insurance Act 1996 is revoked, Bank Negara Malaysia, in the prescribed form and verified by statutory declaration an account of his receipts and payments and a statement of the position in the winding up.
Penalty: One thousand ringgit. Default penalty.
(2) The Official Receiver may cause the account of any liquidation to be audited by an approved company auditor, and for the purpose of the audit the liquidator shall furnish the auditor with such vouchers and information as he requires, and the auditor may at any time require the production of and inspect any books or accounts kept by the liquidator.
(3) A copy of the account or, if audited, a copy of the audited account shall be kept by the liquidator and the copy shall be open to the inspection of any creditor or of any person interested at the office of the liquidator.
(4) The liquidator shall—
(a) give notice that the account has been made up to every creditor and contributory when next forwarding any report, notice of meeting, notice of call or dividend; and
(b) in the notice inform creditors and contributories at what address and between what hours the account may be inspected.
(5) The costs of an audit under this section shall be fixed by the Official Receiver and be part of the expenses of winding up.
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