Companies Act 2016 · Updated to 31 Jan 2025 · Part IV · Cessation of Companies
510. Control of Court over liquidators
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Court or if any complaint is made to the Court by any creditor or contributory or by the Official Receiver in regard to the conduct, the
Court shall inquire into the matter and take such action as the Court thinks fit.
The Registrar or the Official Receiver may report to the Court any matter which in the opinion of the Registrar or the Official
Receiver is a misfeasance, neglect or omission on the part of the liquidator and the Court may order the liquidator to make good any loss which the property of the company has sustained and make such other order as the Court thinks fit.
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The Court may at any time require any liquidator to answer any inquiry in relation to the winding up and may examine the liquidator or any other person on oath concerning the winding up and may direct an investigation to be made of the books and vouchers of the liquidator.
books
“books” includes any register or other record of information and any accounts or accounting records, however compiled, recorded or stored, and also includes any document;