(1) Where an application is made under section 256F or 256G, a director of the migrating company or applicant, as the case may be, making the application shall make a statutory declaration stating that he or she has made a full inquiry into its affairs and has formed the opinion that it is able to pay its debts as they fall due.
(2) A declaration under subsection (1) shall have no effect for the purposes of this section unless -
(a) it is made not more than 28 days prior to the date on which the application is made to the registrar,
(b) it contains a statement of the migrating company's or applicant's assets and liabilities as at the latest practicable date before the making of the declaration, and, in any case as at a date that is not more than 3 months before the making of the declaration, and
(c) a report made by an independent person under subsection (3) is attached to the declaration, along with a statement by the independent person that he or she has given and has not withdr