Companies Act 2007 · As enacted · Part XII · Winding Up
296. Audit of liquidator’s accounts
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Every liquidator of a company which is being wound up by the court shall, at such times as may be prescribed but not less than twice in each year during his tenure of office, send to the Registrar an account of his receipts and payments as liquidator.
The account shall be in the prescribed form, shall be made in duplicate and shall be certified by a statutory declaration in the prescribed form.
The Registrar shall cause the account to be audited and for the purpose of the audit the liquidator shall furnish the Registrar with such vouchers and information as the
Registrar may require and the Registrar may at any time require the production of and inspect any books or accounts kept by the liquidator.
When the account has been audited, one copy thereof shall be filed and kept by the Registrar and the other copy shall be delivered to the court for filing, and each copy shall be open to the inspection of any person on payment of the prescrihed fee.
The liquidator shall send a copy of the account or summary by post to every creditor and contributory, unless he considers that it is not practicable to do so, having regard to the cost of so doing and the value of the assets of the company.
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