Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992)

Section 339 - Winding up of external company in specified business

In the case of an external company that is

(a) a deposit-taking business under the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930);

(b) a collective investment scheme; or

(c) a life insurance company under the Insurance Act, 2006 (Act 724)

the Court, shall, after providing for all interested parties to have the opportunity of being heard, determine whether the assets of the company in Ghana should be segregated in order to first effect payment rateably of the debts of the company in Ghana and the amounts payable to depositors, investors in the mutual fund company and life insurance beneficiaries, in priority to any payment being made in relation to debts and liabilities to other parties outside Ghana.

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