Service of winding up application and supporting affidavit
26.—(1) Every winding up application and supporting affidavit shall, unless filed by the company, be served upon the company at the registered office of the company, and if there is no registered office, then at the principal or last known principal place of business of the company, if any can be found, by leaving a copy with any member, officer or employee of the company there, or in case no such member, officer or employee can be found there, then by leaving a copy at such registered office or principal place of business, or by serving it on such member or members of the company as the Court may direct; and where the company is being wound up voluntarily, the winding up application and supporting affidavit shall also be served upon the liquidator (if any) appointed for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company. The affidavit of service of the winding up application and supporting affidavit may be in Form 6 or Form 7 set out in the First Schedule.
(2) Where a winding up application is filed by any person other than the liquidator of the company in relation to a company which is in the course of being wound up, the winding up application and supporting affidavit shall be personally served upon the liquidator.
(3) A copy of the winding up application and supporting affidavit shall also be served upon the Official Receiver.