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COMPANY.
Service of Order.

40. The Official Receiver shall cause a copy of the order to wind up the company sealed with the seal of the Court to be served upon the secretary or other chief officer of the company at the registered office of the company, or upon such other person or persons, or in such other manner as the Court may direct.

Notice of other.; Form.[1]

41.—(1) When an order to wind up a company is made the Official Receiver shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Board of Trade, who shall forthwith cause such notice to be gazetted.

(2) The Official Receiver shall forthwith send notice thereof to such local paper as the Board of Trade may from time to time direct, or, in default of such direction, as he may select.

Special Manager.

Appointment of Special Manager. [s. 5 of Act of 1890.]

42.—(1) An application by the Official Receiver for the appointment of a Special Manager shall be supported by a report of the Official Receiver, which shall be placed on the file of proceedings, and in which shall be stated the amount of remuneration which, in the opinion of the Official Receiver, ought to be allowed to the Special Manager. No affidavit by the Official Receiver in support of such an application shall be required.

(2) The remuneration of the Special Manager shall, unless the Judge otherwise in any special case directs, be stated in the order appointing him.

(3) A copy of the order appointing a Special Manager shall be transmitted to the Board of Trade by the Official Receiver.

First Meetings of Creditors and Contributors.

Notice of first meeting to officers of company. [s. 6 of Act of 1890.]; Form[2]

43. The Official Receiver shall give to each of the directors and other officers of the company who in his opinion ought to attend the first meetings of creditors and contributories seven days' notice of the time and place appointed for each meeting. The notice may be either delivered personally or sent by prepaid post letter, as may be convenient. It shall be the duty of every director or officer who receives notice of such meeting to attend if so required by the Official Receiver.

Notice to Board of Trade and creditors and contributories of first meetings.; Form[3]

44. The Official Receiver shall fix the days for the first meetings of creditors and contributories, and shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Board of Trade, who shall gazette the same.

Times for holding first meeting.

45. Where practicable, and unless the Court specially directs to the contrary, the first meetings of creditors and contributories shall not be held until after the statement of affairs. prescribed by section 7 of the Companies (Winding Up) Act, 1890, has been submitted to the Official Receiver.

If an extension of time for summoning the meetings or either of
  1. ↑ See Form 20, printed at p. 275 below.
  2. ↑ See Form 24, printed at p. 276 below.
  3. ↑ See Forms 22, 23, printed at pp. 275, 276 below.
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