(1) In section 593 and this section the "relevant date" means - (a) in a case where a provisional liquidator is appointed to the company, the date of his or her appointment, and (b) in a case where no such appointment is made, the date of the winding-up order in respect of the company.
(2) The one or more persons who have made the statement of affairs of a company under section 593 (the "statement") shall serve a copy of the statement on the liquidator (or the provisional liquidator, as the case may be) of the company as soon as may be after it is prepared and in any case not later than the expiry of 21 days after the relevant date or such extended time as the court may appoint under section 593(5).
(3) The one or more persons who have made the statement shall -
(a) at the liquidator's request, provide to the liquidator such information in relation to the company as the liquidator may reasonably require, and
(b) provide such assistance, as they are in a position to give, to the l
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