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(4) The Court may put such questions to the person
examined as the Court thinks fit.

(5) The person examined shall be examined on oath,
and shall answer all such questions as the Court may put or
allow to be put to him.

(6) A person ordered to be examined under this
section shall at his own cost, before his examination, be
furnished with a copy of the Official Receiver’s report, and
may at his own cost employ a solicitor with or without
counsel, who shall be at liberty to put to him such questions
as the Court may deem just for the purpose of enabling
him to explain or qualify any answers given by him:

Provided that, if any such person applies to the Court
to be exculpated from any charges made or suggested
against him, it shall be the duty of the Official Recciver to
appear on the hearing of the application and call the
attention of the Court to any matters which appear to the
Official Receiver to be relevant, and if the Court, after
hearing any evidence given or witnesses callzd by the
Official Receiver, grants the application, the Court may
allow the applicant such costs as in its discretion it may
think fit.

(7) Notes of the examination shall be taken down in
writing, and shall be read over to or by, and signed by the
person examined, and may thereafter be used in evidence
against him, and shall be open to the inspection of any
‘reditor or contributory at all reasonable times.

(8) The Court may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the
‘xamination from time to time.

206. (1) Where an order has been made for winding up a
company by the Court, and the Official Receiver has made
a further report under this Ordinance stating that, in his
opinion, a fraud has been committed by a person in the
promotion or formation of the company, or by any director
ot other officer of the company in relation to the company
since its formation, the Court may, on the application of
the Official Receiver, order that that person, director or
officer shall not, without the leave of the Court, bea director
of or in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be con-
cerned in or take part in the management of a company for

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