Cap. 386 Art. 296Summoning of meetings.

(1) The liquidator, including the official receiver while occupying the office of liquidator, shall summon all meetings of creditors or contributories by giving not less than fourteen days’ notice thereof in a daily newspaper circulating wholly or mainly in Malta; and shall, not less than fourteen days before the day appointed for the meeting, send by post to every person appearing in the company’s accounting records to be a creditor of the company, notice of the meeting of creditors, and, to every person appearing in the company’s accounting records or otherwise to be a contributory of the company, notice of the meeting of contributories.

(2) The notice to each creditor shall be sent to the address given in the creditors’ proof of his debt, or, if he has not proved his debt, to the address given in the statement of affairs of the company, if any, or to such other address as may be known to the person summoning the meeting.

(3) Where there is no continuing liquidator, any member, creditor or contributory may apply to the court for directions as to the summoning and holding of a meeting.

(4) The provisions of this article shall not apply to meetings held under article 278 or article 284.