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647. Duty of monitor to publish and give notice that moratorium has taken effect

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

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647. Duty of monitor to publish and give notice that moratorium has taken effect

(1)As soon as practicable after being notified that a moratorium has taken effect, the monitor shall—
(a)publish—
(i)once in the Gazette;
(ii)once in at least two newspapers circulating in the area in which the company has its principal place of business in Kenya; and
(iii)on the company's website (if any),
a notice to the effect that the moratorium has taken effect;
(b)give a notice to the effect that the moratorium has taken effect to any creditor of the company who has applied for a liquidation order against the company before the coming into effect of the moratorium; and
(c)lodge a copy of the notice with the Registrar for registration.
(2)A monitor who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement of subsection (1) commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings.
(3)If, after being convicted of an offence under subsection (2), a monitor continues to fail to comply with the relevant requirement, the monitor commits a further offence on each day on which the failure continues and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings for each such offence.[Act No. 1 of 2021, s. 23]
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Source: Kenya Law