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(1) Every person- (a) who is a liquidator of any company which is being wound up, whether under the orders of a court or otherwise; or (b) who has been appointed the receiver of any assets of a company (hereinafter referred to as the "liquidator"), shall, within one month after he has become such liquidator, give notice of his appointment as such to the Commissloner. (2) The Commissioner shall, a k r making such inquiries or calling for such information as he may deem fit, notify the liquidator within three months from the date on which he received notice of the appointment of the liquidator, the amount which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, would be sufficient to provide for any t&x, interest orpenalty which is then, or is likely thereafter, to become payable by the company. (3) The liquidator shall not part with any ofthe asse.la ofthe company or the properties in his hand until he has been notified by the Commissioner under sub-section (2) and on Credit and debit notes Liability in case of mnsrer of business. Liability in case of company in li liquidation. being so notified, the liquidpr shall skiaside an amount equal to the amount notified and, Liabilityof partnen of firm to pay tax. Liability of guardians, bustee& etc. -33- SERIES - I No. : 05 DATED lgnl AUGUST, 2005. until he so sets aside such amount, he shall not part with any of the assets of thecompany or the properties in his hand: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall debar the liquidator From parting with such assets or properties in compliance with any order of a court or for the purpose ofthe payment ofthe tax, interest and penalty, ifany, payable by the company under this Regulation or for making any payment to secured creditors whose debts are entitled under law to priority ofpaymentsover debts due to Government on the date of liquidation or for meeting such costs and expenses of the winding up of the company as are in the opinion ofthe Commissioner reasonable. (4) If the liquidator fails to give notice in accordance with sub-section (1) or fails to set aside the amount as required by sub-section (3) or parts with any assets ofthecompany or the properties in his hand in contravention of the provisions of that sub-section, he shall be personally liable for the payment of tax, interest and penalty, if any, which the company would be liable to pay under this Regulation: Provided that iftheamount oftax, interest and penalty, ifany, payable by thecompany is notified under sub-section (2), the personal liability ofthe liquidator under this sub-section shall be to the extent of such amount. (5) Where there is more than one liquidator, the obligations and liabilities attached to a liquidator under this section shall attach to all the liquidators jointly and severally. (6) When any private company is wound up and any tax, interest and penalty, if any, assessed under this Regulation on the company for any period, whether before or in the course of or after its liquidation, cannot be recovered, then every person who was a director of the private company at any time during the period for which the tax is due, shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment ofsuch tax, interest and penalty, ifany, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that non-recovery cannot be attributed to any gross neglect, misfeasance or breach of duty on his part in relation to the affairs of the company. (7) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force. (8) For the purposes of this section, the expressions"company" and "private company" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them under clauses (I) and ( I N ) of sub- section (I) of section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956. I of 1956. , '& "'Sr