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THE INSOLVENCY ACT of 1874
38 Vic. No. 5 Parts I, 11, VI1
[Reprinted as at 1 October, 19843
Insolvency Act of 1874, 38 Vic. No. 5
Insolvency Act A ~ e n d ~ e n t Act of 1876, 40 Vic. No. 12 Statute Law Revision Act of 1908, 8 Edw. 7 No. 18
As amended by
An Act to Provide for the Dist~bution of the Estates of Insolvent Debtors amongst their Creditors and their Release from their Debts and for the P ~ n i s h m e n ~ of Fraudulent Debtors and for other purposes.
[ASSENTED TO 8 JULY, 18741 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent o f the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the a u t h o ~ t ~ of the same, as follows:-
Preamble repealed by Act of 1908, 8 Edw. 7 No. 18, s. 2 Sch.
1. Division of Act. This Act is divided into twelve parts that is to say-
Part I-Preliminary-Sections 2 to 7.
Part 11-Constitution and Powers of Court and Practice-Sec- Part 111-Debtors’ Petitions-Sections 40 to 43.
Part IV-Creditors’ Petitions-Sections 44 to 73.
Part V-Consequences of Adjudication-Custody and Vesting Part VI-Administration of Property-Sections 122 to 163.
Part VII-Close of Insolvency and Certi~cate-~ect~ons 164 to Part VIII-Sup~lemental Provisions-Sections 1 77 to 20 1.
Part IX-Liquidation by A~angement-~ections 202 and 203.
Part X-Composition with Creditors-Sections 204 and 205, Part XI-Offences-Sections 206 to 22 1.
tions 8 to 39.
of Property-Sections 74 to 12 1.
176.
2 s. 2 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1573 s. 4
Part ~11-Abolition of ~ffices-~isposal of Records, etc.-- Sections 222 to 225.
I n view of the supersession of this Act with respect to further b a ~ k r u p t ~ i e ~ by the Bankruptcy Act, 1924-1960 ~ C o ~ ~ o ~ w ~ a l t h ) , only Parts I, I1 (ss. 8-39) and VI1 are reprinted.
PART I-PRELIMINARY
2, Short title, This Act may be cited as “The Insolvency Act of 1874.”
3. ~~rnrn~ncernent. This Act shall come into operation on the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four which date is hereinafter referred to as the commencement of this Act.
4. I ~ t e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a t i o n , 32 & 33 Vic. c. 71 ss. 4, 16 (5). In this Act if not inconsistent with the context the following terms have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them that is to say-
“District Court” shall mean a court holden under and by virtue of “The ~ i s t r ~ c ~ Courts Act of 1867” or any other Acts relating to district courts.
“The Court” shall mean as the context may require the Supreme Court of ~ueensland or other the court for the time being having jurisdiction in the insolvency.
“Examining Court” shall mean any court or magistrate before whom any person is ordered to attend for examination under this Act.
“Registrar” shall mean any registrar under this Act.
“Principal Registrar” and “Principal Registry” shall mean respectively the registrar of the Supreme Court at ~ r i s ~ a n e or any other place or places at w h i c ~ there shall be a registrar of that court and the office of such registrar.
“District Registrar” and “District Re stry” shall mean respectively a district registrar in insolvency and the office of such registrar.
“Frescribed” shall mean prescribed by rules of court to be made as in this Act provided.
“Property” shall mean and include money goods things in action land and every description of property whether real or personal also o~ligations easements and every desc~ption of estate interest and profit ~ r e s e ~ t or future vested or contingent arising out of or incident to property as above defined.
“Debt provable in insolvency” shall include any debt or liability by this Act made provable in insolvency.
“Creditor” shall mean also any two or more persons being jointly interested as partners or otherwise and incorporated and joint stock companies.
s. 5 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s, 7 3
“Creditors present at any meeting” and “Creditors assembled at any meeting” shall include creditors who are represented by some person duly authorised by such creditors in writing.
“Secured creditor” shall mean any creditor holding any m o ~ g a g e charge or lien on the insolvent’s estate or any part thereof as security for a debt due to him.
“Telegraph” shall mean any telegraphic line the property of the Government and worked by electricity under their control within the colony.
‘ ~ ~ e l e g ~ a p h Station’’ shall mean any station appointed b y Government for the receipt of messages for transmission by telegraph or for the delivery of such messages when transmitted.
ode of c a l c u l a ~ n ~ majority of creditors. 32 & 33 Vie. c. 71 s. 125 (14). Whenever under this Act it shall be necessary to compute a majority of creditors no creditor whose debt does not exceed twenty dollars shall be counted in reckoning a majority in number but the debt due to such creditor shall be taken into account in reckoning a majority in value.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to Section 7 of Decimal Currency Act of 1965.
6 . (Repealed).
Repealed by Act of 1908, 8 Edw. 7 No. 18, s. 2.
7. A p ~ l i ~ t i o n of Act to future insolvencies, The provisions of this Act shall have effect only in cases where the petition for adjudication of insolvency is presented after the commencement of this Act but every act of insolvency petitioning creditors’ debt or other thing existing or done before the commencement of this Act which would have authorised proceedings in insolvency or have supported adjudication of insolvency under “The Insolvency Act of 1864” and which if it had existed or been done after the commencement of this Act would have a u t h o ~ s e d
~ r o c e e ~ n g s in insolvency or have s u p p o ~ e d adjudication of insolvency under this Act shall be sufficient to authorise proceedings in insolvency and to support adjudication of insolvency under this Act.
And any proceedings taken with a view to obtain adjudication of insolvency before the commencement of this Act which if they had been insititued after such commencement would have supported adjudication of insolvency shall have the like validity effects and consequences as if they had been so instituted,
For the purpose of this section the words ‘~procee~ngs in in~olvency”
shall include proceedings in any court of criminal jurisdiction for the punishment of any offence against the law of insolvency and proceedings in any court of civil jurisdiction in respect of or for the purpose of avoiding any conveyance assignment gift delivery or transfer of p ~ o p e ~ y or charge thereon or payment of money or other other act or thing being an act of insolvency or fraudulent preference.
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4 f. 8 THE I ~ ~ ~ L V E ~ C Y ACT OF 1874 s. 13
PART ~ ~ - C ~ ~ S I T ~ T ~ O N AND POWERS OF COURT: PRACTICE 8. ~ u p r e ~ e Court to be court in insolvency unless otherwise provided.
Except as herein otherwise provided the Supreme Court of Queensland shall be the court of insolvency.
And all the powers of this Act conferred upon the said court except those appertaining to its jurisdiction as a court of appeal may be exercised by a single judge thereof subject to appeal as herein provided.
9. District courts may be a ~ ~ o i n t e d courts in i n s o ~ v e ~ c y . The Governor in Council may appoint any district court to be a district court in insolvency and any police m a ~ s t r a t e or clerk of petty sessions to be a district registrar in insolvency under this Act and any such appointment may revoke or suspend.
District registrars. Whenever any such appointment of a district court as a court in insolvency shall have been made the judge of such court shall be a judge in insolvency and the registrar thereof shall be a district registrar in insolvency under this Act.
Clerk of petty sessions-now Clerk of the Court. See Justices Acts Amendment Act of 1964, s. 2 (4).
.
Judge may sit in cha 33 Vic. c, 71 s,may sit in chambers for the despatch of such business as may ~ t h o u t detriment to the public a d v a n ~ e arising from the discussion of questions in open court be heard in chambers and when sitting in chambers he shall have in all respects like power and jurisdiction as when sitting in court:
Provided alway that the decisions of any judge so acting shall in all cases be subject to appeal as in the fifteenth sixteenth and seventeenth sections of this Act directed.
11. Powers of judge in insolv~n~y. 32 33 Vic. c. 71 s. 65, Every judge in insolvency shall for the purposes of this Act in addition to his ordinary powers as a judge of the Supreme Court or district court have all the powers and j u r i s ~ c t i o n of a judge of the ~ u p r e ~ e Court in its e q u i ~ b l e j u ~ s ~ c t i o n and the orders of such judge may be enforced accordin~y in the same manner as those of a judge of the Suprem~
Court in such jurisdiction or in such other manner as may be prescribed.
12. One judge may act for another. Any judge of a district court may act in insolvency for a judge of any other district court.
13. Judges to hold sittings at certain times, The judge of every district court in insolvency shall hold sittings of the court in insolvency at each town or place where the district court is holden immediately after the ordinary sittin~s of the said court and may hold other sittings at any such town or place at any time of which the prescribed notice shall have been given.
s. 14 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s. 19 5
14. Court may review its orders. 32 dk 33 Vic, c. 71 s. 71. Every court in insolvency may review rescind or vary any order made by it in pursuance of this Act.
15. Supreme Court to be court of appeal. 32 dk 33 Vie. c. 71 s. 71.
The Supreme Court of ~ueensland shall be the court of appeal in insolvency and all decisions and orders of courts in insolvency and examining courts under this Act shall except as hereinafter provided be subject to appeal to the said court.
But decisions and orders of the courts in insolvency relating only to claims to prove debts of less amount than sixty dollars or
re la tin^
only to the possession payment or delivery of property or money of less value than sixty dollars shall not be subject to appeal.
Act of Decimal currency references substituted pursuant 1965. to section 7 of Decimal Currency
16. Appeals subject to general orders. 32 & 33 Vic. c. 71 s. 71.
Unless in this Act otherwise provided all appeals shall be subject to such provisions respecting notice of appeal deposit or other security for costs procedure e ~ d e n c e and other matters as may be prescribed by general rules made under this Act. The time for notice of appeal shall be limited to twenty-one days from the date of the decision or order to be appealed from.
17. Stay of proceedings on appeal. Proceedings shall not be stayed by appeal but on cause shown the court from which the appeal is brought may if it thinks fit order them to be stayed and the Supreme Court may in any case either on motion before the hearing of an appeal or when deciding thereon order any such proceeding to be taken as in the circumstances appears to it proper for the due and conve~ient pro~ecution of the matter although the time fixed for such proceeding has expired.
18. Power to transfer cases to district court in c e r ~ a ~ n cases. The
~ u ~ r e m e Court may if it thinks fit at any time after adjudication upon the application of the insolvent or of the trustee or of any creditor make an order referring all or any part of the proceedings under such adjudication to any district court in insolvency and shall if necessary order the whole or any part or ofice copies of the whole or any part of the written proceedings in the insolvency to be transmitted to such district court and the judge thereof shall forthwith appoint a time for the hearing and carrying on such proceedings or such part thereof as shall be so referred.
And every district court to which such proceedin~s are so referred shall for the purposes of such proceedings have all the jurisdiction and powers of the Court of Insolvency as declared and conferred by this Act.
19. Special case may be sta
.
In any insolvency or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the court the parties c o n c e ~ e d may at any stage of the proceedings state any question or questions in a special6 s.20 THE I ~ ~ O L V E N ~ Y ACT OF 1874 s. 24
case for the opinion of the court. And if in such case it is stated that the decision of the court shall be final no appeal shall lie therefrom,
20. Mode of t a ~ i n ~ evide~ce. The court may in all matters within its jurisdiction at its discretion take the whole or any part of the evidence viva voce upon oath or by interrogatories in writing or upon affidavit or in any of such ways and may issue commissions for the purpose of taking evidence at any place either within or without the limits of its jurisdiction and either within or ~ i t h o u ~ the GOIO~Y,
21. Court may award costs. The court may award costs in any matters under this Act and costs so awarded shall be recoverable in the same manner as costs awarded by a rule of the Supreme Court and the like remedies may be had on an order under this Act for costs as on any such rule or such other remedies as may be prescribed.
22. General power of the court. 32 & 33 Vic. c. 71 s. 72. Subject to the provisions of this Act every court having jurisdiction in insolvency under this Act shall have full power to decide all questions of priorities and all other questions whatsoever whether of law or fact arising in any case of insolvency coming within the cognizance of such court or which the court may deem it expedient or necessary to decide for the purpose of doing complete justice or making a complete distribution of p r o ~ r t y in any such case
and no such court as aforesaid shall be subject to be restrained in the execution of its powers under this Act by the order of any other court nor shall any appeal lie from its decisions except in manner directed by this Act
Subject also to the provisions of this Act every court having jurisdiction in insolvency shall be deemed to have jurisdiction throughout
the colony.
23. ~ u e s ~ o n s of ct may be tried by a jury, 32 & 33 Vic. c.71 s. 72. If in any proceeding in insolvency there arises any question of fact which the parties desire to be tried before a jury instead of by the court itself or which the court thinks ought to be tried by a jury the court may direct such trial to be had before itself or some other competent court a c c o r ~ n ~ y and shall settle the form in which such question of fact shall be stated for trial and give all necessary directions for the purpose of such trial.
24. Provisions as to juries. When any questions are directed to be tried before a jury the like rules and orders may be made the like precepts issued and the like things in all respects done and by the like authority for the purpose of procuring and enforcing the attendance of a jury for the trial of such questions as might be made issued or done by the same court and the judges thereof for the purpose of procuring and enforcing the attendance of juries in actions in the c o ~ m ~ n law jurisdiction of such court.
s. 25 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF I874 s.28 7
Every such jury shall consist of persons possessing the qualifications and shall be struck summoned balloted for and called in like manner as if such jury were a jury for the trial of an action at common law in the same court. And every juryman so summoned shall be entitled to the same rights and subject to the same duties and liabilities as if he had been duly summoned for the trial of an action at common law in the same court.
Every party to any such proceeding shall be entitled to the same rights as to challenge and o ~ h e ~ i s e as if he were a party to any such action at common law.
And generally for all p u ~ o s e s of or a u x i l i a ~ to the trial of any such issues before a jury the court or judge before whom the same shall be tried shall have the same jurisdiction powers and authority in all respects as belong to the same court or judge in their common law juris~iction for the like p u ~ o s e s .
~ r ~ e r . s and ~ u ~ r u ~ t s ofthe Court
orders of courts. 32 & 33 Vic.
and the officers of such courts ally act in aid of and be auxiliary to each other in all matters of insolvency and order of the court seeking aid together with a request to another of the said courts shall be deemed sufficient to enable the latter court to exercise in regard to the matters directed by such order the like jurisdiction which the court which made the request as well as the court to which the request is made could exercise in regard to similar matters within their respective jurisdiction.
33 Vic. e. 71 s. 77. Where any court having jurisdiction in insolvency under this Act commits any person to prison the commitment may be to such convenient prison as the court thinks expedient and if the gaoler of any prison refuses to receive any prisoner so committed he shall be liable for every such refusal to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars,
Act of 1965.
mitmen~ to prison. 32
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal C u ~ e ~ ~ y
G e ~ e ~ a l Rules
27. General rules may be made from time to time. 3 e. 71 s. 78. General rules in this Act described as rules be made from time to time for the effectual executio~ o
of the objects thereof and the regulation of the practice and procedure upon insolvency petitions and the proceedings thereon and the said general rules may from time to time be revoked and altered.
All such rules shall be made by the judges<of the Supreme Court or a majority of them of whom the Chief Justice shall be one.
28. ~ a ~ e r s to be provide^ for by general rules. 32 & 33 Vic. c. 71 s. 78. Any general rules made as aforesaid may prescribe regulations
8 s.29 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s. 164
as to the service of insolvency petitions including provisions for as to the valuing of any debts provable in an inso~vency as to the valuation of securities held by c r e ~ t o r s
as to the giving or wi~hholding interest or discount on or in respect of debts or dividends
as to the funds out of which costs are to be paid the order of payment and the amount of taxation thereof
as to the fees to be charged and collected for any business done by any court of insolvency or any officer thereof and as to whether the same shall be collected by stamps or otherwise and
as to any other matter or thing whether similar or not to those above enumerated in respect to which it may be expedient to make rules for carrying into effect the objects of this Act and any rules so made shall be deemed to be within the powers conferred by this Act and shall be of the same force as if they were enacted in the body of this Act.
or to this Act so far as practic
in in pursuance of this Act. 32
s. en made in pursuance of thi
as such rules do not extend the principles practice and rules on which the Supreme Court has heretofore acted in dealing with insolvency proceedings shall be observed by any court having 'jurisdiction in insolvency cases under this Act.
substituted service
38-38. Have not been reprinted-see note under section 1.
PARTS 111-VI
Parts 111-'VI. Have not been reprinted-see note under section 1.
PART VII-CLOSE OF I N S ~ L V ~ ~ C Y AND CERTIFICATE Last E ~ a ~ ~ n a t i ~ ~ of ~ n s ~ ~ v ~ ~ t
~ o ~ r t to ~ppoint s last ~ x a ~ i ~ a t The court shall pplication of the tru he omit to ma such application then on the application of the insolvent a p p ~ i n t some day not earlier than one month from the date of the order of a ~ j ~ d i c a t i o n for the insolvent to attend in court to pass his last examination of which appointment the prescribed notice all be given but the court shall have power from time to time to enla or extend the time so appointed.
t ~ ~ r ~ o ~ . At the time so ap~ointed or at any enlargement or a d j o u ~ m e n ~ thereof the court may in any of the following cases adjourn such exa~ination for such period as the court may think fit that is to say-
(1) If the examination and accounts of the insolvent are not satisfactory and it appears to the court that his failure to
s. 165 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s.167 9
give further or better information or accounts is attributable to any neglect or default on his part.
(2) If it appears to the court that the insolvent has ~~y disobeyed any order of the court in his insolven~.
(3) If the court shall think it fit that an a d j o ~ m ~ n t shad made.
held. The court may order that the last e strate who for such er the last p r d n g
to be taken as reference
~ a ~ s ~ a t e s " , see the J u ~ t i ~ s Acts ~ e ~ d m e n t Act of 1941, 5 Geo. 6 No. 9, s. 4.
166. Close of insolve 71 s. 47. When the whole property of the insolvent s can in the joint opinion
of the trustee and committee of inspection be realized without n e ~ ~ e s ~ l y protracting the insolvency has been realized for the benefit of his
creditors or a composition or arrangement hias been completed the trustee shall make a report accordingly to the court
satisfied that the whole of the property of the insolvent for the benefit of his creditors or that so much there without needlessly ~rotracting the insolvency has
>that a composition or arrange has been comp order that the insolvency has and the insolvency s to have closed at and after of such order.
the Gazette and the production o f a CO copy of the order shall be conclusi~e e made and of the date and ont tents thereof
A copy of the order closing the insolvency shall be p u b l i § h ~ in of such Gazette c o n ~ ~ n g a nce of the order having been
~estified by a special resolution the insolvent may upon the prescribed notice apply to the court for a certificate of discharge but such certificate shall not be given unless it is proved to the court either-
( 1) That the insolvency has arisen from circums~nces for which (2) That a special resolution of his cre
the insolvent cannot justly be held r e s ~ o n s i ~ l e or to the effect that his insolvency
circumstances as last aforesaid and that they desire that a certificate of discharge shall be ~ r ~ n t e d to him or
(3) That the gross amount realised in the estate is equal to the total amount of debts proved in the estate.
ut the court may neverthe~ess suspend for such time as it deems to be just or withho~d altoget~er the certificate of discharge if it appears to the court by s u ~ c i e n t evidence that the insolvent has made default rs has been passe
arisen from suc
10 s.168 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s. 170
in giving up to his creditors the property which he is required by this Act to give up or that a prosecution has been commenced against him in pursuance of the provisions relating to the punishment of fraudulent debtors contained in this Act.
8. A p ~ l i ~ a t i o ~ for ~ e r t i ~ ~ a t e after lapse of time. Whether any application shall have been made under the preceding section or not the court at the time and in the circumstances following may on the application of any insolvent who has not ~btained a certificate of discharge and after the prescribed notice grant such certificate and for such purpose may alter or vary any decision theretofore pronounced-
(1) At the expiration of twelve months from the date of adjudication with the assent testified in writing of a majority in number of the creditors whose debts amount to twenty dollars and upwards who have proved in the estate
(2) At the expiration of two years without the consent of any creditor
Provided that upon any such application the insolvent shall make oath that he has made a full and fair discovery of his estate and has not granted or promised any payment or security and has not entered into any collusive agreement for the purpose of obtaining such consent
But the court may nevertheless upon any such application withhold the certificate or suspend the same for such period as it shall deem just.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal Currency Act of 1965.
969. ~ ~ ~ l at the i ~ end of three years, a ~ o ~ At the expiration of three years from the date of the order of adjudication any insolvent who has not obtained a certificate of discharge may with the consent testified in writing of a majority of the creditors whose debts amount to twenty dollars and upwards who have proved in the estate apply after the prescribed notice to the court for a certificate
And upon it being proved to the satisfaction of the court that such consent has been obtained and has been so o ~ t a i n e ~ without fraud or collusion the court shall grant the certificate of discharge
Provided that upon any such application the insolvent shall make oath that he has made a full and fair discovery of his estate and has not granted or promised any payment or security and has not entered into any collusive agreement for the purpose of obtaining such consent.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal Currency Act of 1965.
70. ~ o n d i t i o ~ a l ~ e ~ t i ~ ~ a t ~ . If on any application for a certificate the court shall be,of opinion that a certificate ought not to be granted unconditionally it may grant a certificate subject to any condition touching any salary pension emoluments profits wages earnings or income which may afterwards become due to or earned by the insolvent and generally touching after acquired property.
s. 171 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s. 175 I 1
~ ~ e n t s , etc., to i n ~ ~ e n c e creditors void, Any payment contract covenant or security for the payment of any money made or given by an insolvent or other person to or in trust for any creditor for the purpose or with intent to persuade or induce such creditor to forbear opposing the granting of a c e ~ i ~ c a t e or to consent to the granting of a certificate or to forbear appealing against the granting of a certificate shall be void and the money (if any) paid may be recovered and any money so agreed to be paid or secured shall not be recoverable,
date of ~ e r t i ~ & ~ t e , The certificate of discharge shall be in- the prescribed form and shall be under the hand of the registrar and seal of the court but shall not be drawn up or take effect until after the expiration of the time allowed for appeal or if an appeal be b r o ~ ~ t until after the decision of the court of appeal thereon and shall bear date either the day after the expiration of the time allowed for appeal or the day of the decision of the court of appeal as the case may require.
33 Vic, c. 71 s. 49. A certificate of
disc solvent from any debt or liability
incurred by means of any fraud or breach of trust nor from any debt or liability whereof he has obtained forbearance by fraud or from any debt or liability due by him as trustee of an insolvent estate in respect of any sum of money improperly retained or employed by him as such trustee
But it shall release the insolvent from all other debts provable under the insolvency with the exception of-
(1) Debts due to the Crown.
(2) Debts with which the insolv~nt stands charged at the suit of the Crown or of any person for any offence against a statute relating to any branch of the public revenue or at the suit of the sheriff or other public officer on a bail bond entered into for the a p p e a r a ~ ~ ~ of any person prosecute^
for any such offence.
Effect of c ~ ~ ~ ~ c ~ t e , 32 shall not release the
And he shall not be discharged from such excepted debts unless th Treasurer for the time being certifies in writing his consent to his bein disc~arged therefrom.
174. Effect as evidence. 32 & 33 Vic. c. 71 s.
certificate of discharge shall be sufficient evidence of th of the validity of the pro~eedings therein and in any
may be instituted against an insolvent who has obtained a certificate of discharge in respect of any debt from which he is released by such certificate the insolvent may plead that the cause of action occurred before his dischar~e and may give this Act and the special ~ a t t e r in evidence.
175. Exception of joint debtors, 32 dk 33 Vic, c. 91 s. SO. The ce~ificate of discharge shall not release any person who at the date of the order of adjudication was a partner with the insolvent or was jointly bound or had made any joint contract with him.
12 s. 176 THE INSOLVENCY ACT OF 1874 s. 176
Stat us of ~ n d i s c ~ a ~ ~ ~ d r n s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 176, Status of undischarged insolvent. 32 & 33 Vic. c, 71 s. 54.
Where a person who has been made insolvent has not obtained his discharge then from and after the close of his insolvency the following consequences shall ensue-
(1) No portion of a debt provable under the insolvency shall be enforced against the property of the person so made insolvent until the expiration of three years from the close
o f the insolvency and during that time if he pay to his
creditors such additional sum as will with the assets realized in the estate make up one hundred cents in the dollar on all debts proved in the insolvency he shall be entitled to a certificate of discharge in the same manner as if an amount equal to one hundred cents in the dollar on such debts had originally been paid out of his property,
(2) At the expiration of a period of three years from the close of the insolvency if the insolvent has not obtained a certificate of discharge any balance remaining unpaid in respect of any debt proved in the insolvency but without interest in the meantime shall be deemed to be a subsisting debt in the nature of a j u d g ~ e n t ebt and subject to the rights of any persons who have become creditors of the debtor since the close of his insolvency may be enforced against any property o f the debtor with the sanction o f the ~ u ~ ~ e m e Court or a judge thereo~but to the extent only and at the time and i
manner directed by such court or judge and after givi such notice and doing such acts as may be prescribed that behalf.
Decimal currency references substituted pursuant to section 7 o f Decimal ~ u ~ e n c ~ Act of 1965.
PARTS VIE-XI1
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I O 10 10 I 1 1 1 11 9 4 9 5 I 6 5 4 4 7 6 I 4 4 7 6 4 5 4 6 6 8 5 5 4 5
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costs-
court may award Court-
district court may be appointed as court of insolvency mav award costs . .
ma- giant certificate conditionall;
may review its orders meaning of term . ,
power to iransfer cases . . . suprcme cotirt to be, in insolvency to appoint sitting for last examination-
adjournment thereof . . . general power of . , , , .
jurisdiction of . . . . ' . . . .
where io be held . . . . . . Courts-
enforcement of orders of . .
enforcement of warrants of . . meaning of term . . . payments etc. to influence. void . . mode o f calcuiating majority of .
Creditor-
Creditors-
Creditors present at any meeting-
.
meaning of term . . . . .
Date-
and form of certificate Debt provable in insolvency-
meaning of term . . . Debtors-
exception of joint Discharge of insolvent-
application ai the end of three years application for certificate aiier lapse of time . . certificate may be granted on certain conditions
conditional certificate . . .
effect as evidence re certificate
effect of certificate . . . . . . exception as to joint debtors
form and date of certificate . . , . ,
payments etc. to influence creditors void status of undischarged insolvent . . .
. .
. . . . . . . . .
District court-
may be appointed as court in insolvency . . . meaning of term . . . . . . . . power to iransfer cases to. in certain cases . . meaning of term . . . . . . .
meaning of term . . . . .
District iegistrar- District regisity-
Effect- a s evidence
of certificarc of discharge effect of certificate as f%idence-
mode Of tdklng Examination-
adjournment thereof last of insoltent
. .
s. 21
4 6 6
8 9
7 7
2 I I 3 3
I 1 2
I 1 10 10 9 10 I 1 l i 1 1 1 1 11 12 4 2 5
2
1 1 11
I I 6 8 8
INDEX
Examining court- Excepiion-
meaning of term , ,
o f joint debtors
FdCt-
questions of, may be tried by jury Form-
Future insolvencies-
and date of certificate of discharge application of Act to
Gazette- General orders- General rulcs-
publication in, of copy of order o f insolvency appeals subject to
made by Supreme court . . . matters to be provided for-
re costs . . .
re fees. . , . . . . . . . .
re interest or discount on debis or diiidends I . . service of petitions . . . valuation of securities , , . . , . . . . valuing of debts . . . may be made . . . may appoint district court to be court of insolvency Governor in council-
. .
I
lnsolvcncy-
close of . . . . . . district courts may be appointed courts i n . . . power of judge in . . . supreme court to be court in . . . insolvent-
Interpretation. See Meaning o f term.
Discharge of. See Discharge of Insolvent Status of undischarged
/
J
Joint debton- exception of
may sit in chambers . . . one may sit for another
powers of. in insolvency . . . to hold sittings at certain times
Judge-
. . .
Judges-
. . . Juries-
Jury-
provisions as to
questions of fact may be tried by
s. 4 I 7 5
23 I12
7 , . , . .
166 16
27
9 . . , . . ' . .
166 . . . 9 . . . I f . . . 8 . . .
176 . .
175 . . .
I 1 . . .
12 . . . i l . . .
13 . . .
24 . . . 23 . . .
Page 2 I 1
6 I I 3
4
9 4 4
A
11
I 1
4 4 4 4 6 6
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Lapse of time- Last examination-
application for certificate after
court to appoint sitting for . . . . . . where to be held . , , , , , , , , .
Majority of creditors- Meaning of term-
mode of calculating . . . . . creditor . . . . . , .
creditors present at any meeting debt pfovdbk in insolvency. . district court , . . . , . . .
district registrar . . . . . .
district registry . . . . . . . . examining court . . . . . . .
prescribed , . . . . . . . .
L
prineipai registrar . . . . . . . . . .
proceedings in insolvency for purposes ofs. 7' , , . . . . . property , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , , ,
secured creditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
telegraph station . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , , . . ,
the court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . registrar , , . . , . . . ' . . . . , . . , , . . , ,
telegraph . , , . , . , . , . . . . , . . . , . . .
Mode of calculating majority of creditors
0
Ordcr-
copy to be published in Gazette . . . . . . o f close of inso~vency . . . . . . . . . . . Orders-
court may review enforcement of general-
appeals Subject to
Payment to influence creditors, void . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty-
Power of court: See Con~titution and Powers of court. Ser also Court.
Power of Judge: Sre Judge.
Prescrihed- Principal registrar- Prison-
Proceedings in insolvency-
for refusal to receive prisoner . . . . , . . . , . , . ,
meaning of term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . . meaning of term I. , . . , . . . commitment to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , .
for purposes of s. 7 . , , . , . . . . . . . . . . , , . stay of . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . , , . Property-
Provisions as to juries . . . . . . . . .
meaning of term , , . . . . . . . . . , .
s. 168 I64 I65
5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
166 166 14 25 16
171 26
4 4 26
7 18
4 24
Page
I O 8 9
3
2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
9 9
5 7 5
11
7
2
2 7
3 5 2 6
INDEX
Registrar- Rules-
meaning of term general: See General rules.
in force prior to Act to continue
Secured creditor- Sitting-
meaning of term
adjournment thereof . . . court to appoint, for last examination where to be held . . . judges to hold at certain times may be statcd
Sittings- Special case-
Status of undischarged insolvent
Stay of proceedings on appeal . . . Supreme Court-
may transfer case to District Court . . ,
to be court in insolvency . . . to be court of appeal . . .
Telegraph- Telegraph Station- Transfer of cases-
meaning of term meaning of term
by Supreme Court to District Court
Undischarged insolvent, status of
Warrants- enforcement of
. .
s
. .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
T
u w
. .
. .
. . . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . s . 4 . . . .
. . 29 . . . .
4
164 I64 165
13
19 . . . . . 176 . . .
17 . . .
4 . . . 4 . . . 18 . . .
. . 176 . . .
25 , . ,
. .
. . . .
. . . . . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
12
17
Page
2
8
3 8 9 8
4 5 12 5 5 4 5
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