41.—(1) Every person who under section 270 of the Act has been required by the liquidator to submit and verify a statement as to the affairs of the company shall be furnished by the liquidator with a copy of Form 61 set out in the Second Schedule to the Companies Regulations (Rg 1).
(2) The liquidator may from time to time hold personal interviews with every such person as is mentioned in section 270(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act for the purpose of investigating the company’s affairs and it shall be the duty of every such person to attend on the liquidator at such time and place as the liquidator may appoint and give the liquidator all information that he may require.
Extension of time for submitting statement of affairs
42. When any person requires any extension of time for submitting the statement of affairs, he shall apply to the liquidator who may, if he thinks fit, give a written certificate extending the time, which certificate shall be filed and shall render an application to the Court unnecessary.
Information subsequent to statement of affairs
43. After the statement of affairs of a company has been submitted to the liquidator, it shall be the duty of each person who has made or concurred in making it, if and when required, to attend on the liquidator and answer all such questions as may be put to him and give all such further information as may be required of him by the liquidator in relation to the statement of affairs.
Default
44. Any default in complying with the requirements of section 270 of the Act shall be reported by the liquidator to the Court.
As to costs of preparing statement of affairs
45. A person who is required to make or concur in making any statement of affairs of a company shall, before incurring any costs or expenses in and about the preparation and making of the statement, apply to the liquidator for his sanction, and submit a statement of the estimated costs and expenses which it is intended to incur; and, except by order of the Court, no person shall be allowed out of the assets of the company any costs or expenses which have not, before being incurred, been sanctioned by the liquidator.