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Insolvency Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Chapter VIII
Insolvency Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Chapter VIII
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person exercising jurisdiction as a Judge of the Court to which the reference is made shall then, by virtue of this section, be a commissioner for the purpose of taking the evidence of those witnesses.
Court
“Court”, in relation to a company, means a court having jurisdiction to wind up the company;
The Judge has, in the matter referred, the same power of —
summoning and examining witnesses;
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requiring the production and delivery of documents;
punishing defaults by witnesses; and
allowing costs and expenses to witnesses, as the Court which made the winding up order.
The powers under subsection (2) are in addition to any which the
Judge might lawfully exercise apart from this section.
The examination so taken shall be returned or reported to the
Court which made the order in such manner as that Court requests.
Affidavits etc.
Court
“Court”, in relation to a company, means a court having jurisdiction to wind up the company;
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“insolvency”, in relation to a company, includes the approval of a voluntary arrangement or the appointment of a judicial manager;
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