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Hearing of petition.
R171.
Non-appearance of creditor.
R172.
Application to withdraw petition.
Registration of receiving order or order of adjudication in Land Office or District Land Office.
Registration of receiving order or order of adjudication in Land Office, or District Land Office, against partner.
Service of receiving order.
R182. Forms 25, 26.
Bankruptcy.
69. On the hearing of the petition the amount of assets and liabilities, and in the case of a creditor's petition any matters which the debtor has given notice that he intends to dispute, shall be proved.
70. If any creditor neglects to appear on his petition no subsequent petition against the same debtor or debtors, or any of them, either alone or jointly with any other person, shall without the leave of the court be presented by the same creditor in respect of the same act of bankruptcy.
71. No application to withdraw a petition shall be heard except upon proof that notice of the intended application and a copy of the affidavits in support thereof have been duly served upon the Official Receiver not less than seven days before the day named in the notice for hearing the application.
Receiving order.
72. Where a receiving order or order of adjudication is made the Official Receiver may register a memorial of such receiving order or order of adjudication in the Land Office or in any District Land Office against any property registered therein in the name of the debtor or in any alias of his or in his t'ong name, or in the name of any t'ong in which he has any share or interest, or in the name or names of any wife or concubine of the debtor.
73. Where a receiving order or order of adjudication is made against a firm the Official Receiver may register a memorial thereof in the Land Office or in any District Land Office against any property registered in the name of any partner or partners in the debtor firm or in any alias of his or theirs or in any t'ong name of his or theirs, or in the name of any t'ong in which he or they has or have any share or interest, or in the name or names of any wife or concubine of such partner or partners.
74. The Official Receiver shall cause a copy of the receiving order sealed with the seal of the court to be served on the debtor.
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