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Companies Act 1967 s 406

s 406 Frauds by officers

406. Every person who, while an officer of a company —(a) has by deceitful or fraudulent or dishonest means or by means of any other fraud induced any person to give credit to the company; (b) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, has made or caused to be made any gift or transfer of or charge on, or has caused or connived at the execution of any enforcement order against, the property of the company; or[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (c) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, has concealed or removed any part of the property of the company since or within 2 months before the date of any unsatisfied judgment or order for payment of money obtained against the company, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

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