Singapore legislation
Clause 281
Clause 281
Liquidator’s accounts
(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 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, and any liquidator who fails so to do shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and also to a default penalty.[U.K.s. 249.][Aust. s. 281.]
(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 —
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
in such 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.