Cap. 6:07
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No. 7/2018
the debtor's employees, by aff1xing a copy of the order to any notice board
to which the employees have access inside the debtor's premises; or if
there is no access to the premises by the employees, by affixing a copy of
the application to the front gate of the premises, where applicable, failing
which to the front door of the premises from which the debtor conducted
any business at the time of the presentation of the application.
(2) When a copy of a flrst liquidation order is sen ed on a debtor he or she must
be supplied \Vith t\VO copies of the form referred to in section 43( I )(b).
(3) When serving the first liquidation order the liquidator must in so far as
it is possible, obtain the following particulars in respect of the debtor, if applicable,
namely(a)
the full name, date of birth and identity number or registration number;
(b)
where applicable, the debtor's marital status.
(4) If the name. date of birth, identity number or registration number of the
debtor which appears on the first liquidation order is incorrect, or if any of these
particulars are not stated, the liquidator shall note the correct particulars on the copy
of the first liquidation order and he or she shall send a copy thereof by standard notice
to the registrar of every deeds registry in Zimbabwe together with a copy of his or her
letter of appointment, and he or she shall also send a copy of the order on which the
particulars have thus been noted by standard notice, to the applicant, the Master and
to the registrar of the court.
(5) Service of a copy of a liquidation order may be effected by the liquidator's
clerk or by the sheriff. if requested thereto by the liquidator, in which event the provisions
of subsections (3) and (4) relating to the particulars \Vhich must be endorsed on the
copy of the order apply to the said clerk or sheriff, as the case may be.
(6) Service of a copy of a liquidation order must be carried out in accordance
with the Rules of court:
Provided that if the debtor has been absent from his or her usual place of
residence or his or her business in Zimbabwe during a period of 21 days, the Court
may be approached for directions \Vith regard to some other mode of service.
(7) The liquidator must, after appointment, attach all the movable and
immovable property in the possession of the debtor and he or she shall compile a full
inventory thereof but property in respect of which a person allegedly has a right of
pledge or a right of retention or which is under judicial attachment may not be attached
but must be shmvn on the inventory.
(8) The liquidator must(a)
take into his or her personal custody all books of account, invoices,
vouchers, business correspondence and any other records relating to the
affairs of the debtor and make a specified list of all such books, documents
and other records;
(b)
if the debtor or a director, member, officer or trustee of the debtor is
present, ask him or her \Vhether the list referred to in paragraph (a) is a
complete list of all books and records relating to his or her affairs and
note the reply on the list;
(c)
note on the list any explanation which the debtor or management of
a debtor gives with regard to the books, documents and other records
relating to his or her affairs or in respect of any books, documents or
other records which he or she is unable to supply;
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