Insolvency Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Chapter VI
133. Power to arrest absconding contributory
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Court, at any time either before or after making a winding up order, on proof of probable cause for believing that a contributory is about to —
Court
“Court”, in relation to a company, means a court having jurisdiction to wind up the company;
leave Brunei Darussalam or otherwise to abscond; or
remove or conceal any of his property for the purpose of evading payment of calls, may cause the contributory to be arrested and his books and papers and movable personal property to be seized and him and them to be kept safely until such time as the Court may order.
property
“property”, in relation to a company, includes money, goods, things in action and every description of property, whether real or personal, and whether in Brunei Darussalam or elsewhere, and also obligations and every description of interest whether present or future or vested or contingent arising out of, or incidental to, property.
Terms defined in s 3
books and papers
Defined · s 3“books and papers” include accounts, deeds, writing and documents;
Court
Defined · s 3“Court”, in relation to a company, means a court having jurisdiction to wind up the company;
property
Defined · s 3“property”, in relation to a company, includes money, goods, things in action and every description of property, whether real or personal, and whether in Brunei Darussalam or elsewhere, and also obligations and every description of interest whether present or future or vested or contingent arising out of, or incidental to, property.
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