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Debtor's
statement of
affairs.
46 & 47 Vict.
c. 52, s. 16.
First Schedule.
Form No. 11.
Proceedings at public examination
No. 7 of 1891.
BANKRUPTCY.
(8) Any subsequent meeting shall be summoned by giving notice in writing to such of the creditors as have proved, and such notice shall state the object for which such meeting is summoned.
16.--(1) Where a receiving order is made, the debtor shall make out and submit to the Official Receiver a statement of and in relation to his affairs, verified by affidavit, and showing particulars of his assets, debts, and liabilities, the names, residences and occupations of his creditors, whether in the Colony or elsewhere, the securities held by them respectively, the dates when the securities were respectively given, and the debtor's personal expenses and, if any, business expenses for the last preceding three years.
(2) The statement shall be made and deposited with the Official Receiver within seven days of the making of the receiving order, unless the time is extended by the court.
(3) If the debtor fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements of this section, he may be punished for a contempt of court, and the court may, on the application of the Official Receiver or of any creditor, adjudge him bankrupt forthwith.
Public examination of debtor.
17.(1) As soon as may be after the time limited for filing the statement of affairs, the court shall hold a public sitting, on a day to be appointed, for the examination of the debtor, and the debtor shall attend thereat and shall be examined as to his conduct, dealings, and property.
46 & 47 Vict.
c. 52, s. 17.
of debtor.
(2) The Official Receiver and any creditor may take part in the examination of the debtor, and the court may put such questions as it may deem expedient.
(3) The Official Receiver may, if specially authorised by the court, employ a solicitor, with or without counsel, to conduct such examination, but no solicitor or counsel shall be allowed to take part in the examination on behalf of the debtor.
(4) The debtor shall be examined upon oath, and it shall be his duty to answer all such questions as the court may put or allow to be put to him, and it shall not be lawful for the debtor to refuse to answer any question on the ground that the answer might tend to criminate him under the provisions of this Ordinance.