Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020

Section 670

A person who, being at the time of the commission of the alleged offence is an officer, of a company which is subsequently ordered to be wound up by the Court, or subsequently passes a resolution for voluntary winding up -

(a) has by false pretence or by means of any other fraud induced any person to give credit to the company;

(b) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, made or caused to be made any gift or transfer of or charge on, or has cause or connive at the levying of any execution against the property of the company; or

(c) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, has concealed or removed any part of the property of the company, or within two months before the date of any unsatisfied judgment or order for payment of money obtained against the company, he commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of two years.

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