Section 201: Dissolution (voluntary winding up).

Insolvency Act 1986 · 1986 c. 45View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: Winding Up of Companies Registered under the Companies Acts — Chapter IX: Dissolution of Companies After Winding Up

This section applies, in the case of a company wound up voluntarily, where the liquidator has sent to the registrar of companies his final account ... under section 94 (members' voluntary) or his final account and statement under section 106 (creditors' voluntary).

The registrar on receiving the account , or the account and statement, ... shall forthwith register it or them; and on the expiration of 3 months from the registration of the account the company is deemed to be dissolved ....

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However, the court may, on the application of the liquidator or any other person who appears to the court to be interested, make an order deferring the date at which the dissolution of the company is to take effect for such time as the court thinks fit.

It is the duty of the person on whose application an order of the court under this section is made within 7 days after the making of the order to deliver to the registrar a copy of the order for registration; and if that person fails to do so he is liable to a fine and, for continued contravention, to a daily default fine.

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