Ch. 31. No. 1.] Compantee

who is in default shall be liable to a fine or penalty, the
‘xpression officer who is in default" means any director,
Manager, secretary or other officer of the company, who
knowingly and wilfully authorises or permits the default,
refusal or contravention mentioned in the enactment.

316. All offences under this Ordinance made punishable
by fine may be prosecuted, and such fine may be recovered,
in the manner provided by the Summary Courts Ordinance.

Service of documents and legal proceedings.

317. \ doeeument may be served on a company by leaving
it at or sending it by post to the registered office of the
company

318. Where a limited company is plaintitt In any action
or other legal proceeding, any Judge having » jurisdiction i in
the matter may aif it appears by credible testimony that
there reason to believe that the company will be unable
to pay the costs of the defendant if successtul in his defence,
require sufficient security to be given for these costs, and
may stay all proceedings until the SCCUTILV Is given,

319. (1) If any proceeding for negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust aginst a person to whom
this section applies it appears to the Court hearing the case
that that person ts or may be hi uble i in respect of the negh-
venee, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, but that
he has acted honestly and reasonably and that, having
regard to all the circumstances of the case, including those
connected with lis appointment, he ought fairly to be
excused for the negligence, default, breach of duty or
breach of trust, that Court may relieve him, either wholly

tr partly, from his lability on such terms as the Court
may think tit.

(2) Where any person to whom this section applic.
has reason to apprehend that any claim will or might) be
made against him in respect of any negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust, he may apply to the
Court for relief, and the Court on any such application shall
have the same power to reheve him as under this section