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Section 424, The Companies Act, 2009
In forceThe Companies Act, 2009, Sierra Leone
(1) The liquidator may– (a) in the case of a members’ voluntary winding
up, with the sanction of a special resolution
of the company, and
(b) in the case of a creditors’ voluntary winding
up, with the sanction of the court or the
committee of inspection (or, if there is no such
committee, a meeting of the creditors),
exercise any of the powers given by paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of
subsection (1) of section 371 to a liquidator in a winding up by the
court.
(2) The liquidator may, without sanction, exercise any of
the other powers given by this Act to the liquidator in a winding up
(3) The liquidator may–
(a) exercise the court’s power of settling a list of
contributories and the list shall be prima facie
evidence of the liability of the persons named
in it to be contributories;
(b) exercise the court’s power of making calls;
(c) summon general meetings of the company
for the purpose of obtaining its sanction by
special resolution or for any other purpose
he may think fit.
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Fixing of
liquidators’
remuneration
and cesser of
directors’
powers.
Power to fill
vacancy in
office of
Liquidator to
call meetings
of company
and others at
the end of
each year.
Distribution
of property
of company.
Powers and
duties of
liquidator in
voluntary.
(4) The liquidator shall pay the company’s debts and
adjust the rights of the contributories among themselves.
(5) When several liquidators are appointed, any power
given by this Act may be exercised by any one or more of them as
may be determined at the time of their appointment or, in default of
such determination, by any number not less than two.
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