ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1864.

Bankruptcy and Insolvency,

XXVIII.

The certificate of the registration of the deed under section 168 as a protection in bankruptcy shall be in the form specified in schedule 16 to these Orders annexed.

As to Order of Discharge.

XXIX.

The order of discharge as provided for by section 150 shall be in the form specified in the schedule 7 to these Orders annexed or as near thereto as may be.

As to Fees.

XXX.

The fees payable, and the charges and costs to be allowed, shall be those heretofore allowed in matters of insolvency, so far as the same can be made applicable to the business required to be transacted under "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864;" if however it be necessary for the Registrar in any case to allow fees of a different description, he shall use as his guide in the amount the fees heretofore allowed in matters of insolvency.

As to payment of Dividend.

XXXI.

The dividend to which any creditor is entitled shall be paid to him in a manner similar to that which has hitherto been in use in matters of insolvency.

As to disposal of Monies by Creditors' Assignee.

XXXII.

All monies not necessarily retained shall be deposited by the Creditors' Assignee in one of the banks of Hongkong, such bank, prior to such deposit, being in each case mentioned to, and approved of by, the Chief Justice.

Definition of Terms.

XXXIII.

All words and expressions used in these Orders shall be construed in conformity with the interpretation clause (section 9) of "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864."

Short Title.

XXXIV.

These Orders may be cited for all purposes as "The Bankruptcy Orders 1864."

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