Bankruptcy.
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debtor abroad.
R183.
75. Where a debtor against whom a receiving order has been made is not in the Colony, the court may order service on the debtor of the receiving order, order of adjudication, order to attend the public examination or any adjournment thereof, or of any other order made against or summons issued for the attendance of the debtor, to be made within such time and in such manner and form as it thinks fit.
order on notice.
76. A receiving order shall not be made against a debtor on a petition in which the act of bankruptcy alleged is non-compliance with a bankruptcy notice within the appointed time, where such debtor has applied to set aside such notice until after the hearing of the application, or where the notice has been set aside, or during a stay of the proceedings thereon; but in such case the petition shall be adjourned or dismissed as the court may think fit.
proceedings.
R185.
77. There may be included in a receiving order an order staying any action or proceeding against the debtor or staying proceedings generally.
ment.
R186.
78. Where a receiving order is made the Official Receiver shall forthwith send notice thereof to the Gazette and to such local newspaper or newspapers as he may think fit.
Form 27.
petition, etc.
R187.
(Cap. 6).
79. (1) The costs of all proceedings under the Ordinance, down to and including the making of a receiving order shall be borne by the party prosecuting the same unless the court orders that the debtor shall pay the whole or any part of them, or in the case of a receiving order being made on a debtor's petition while a creditor's petition against such debtor is pending, that they shall be paid out of the estate. When a receiving order is made on a creditor's petition the costs of the petitioning creditor, including the costs of the bankruptcy notice, if any, sued out by him, shall be taxed and be payable out of the estate.
(2) When the proceeds of the estate are not sufficient for the payment of any costs properly incurred by the Official Receiver in excess of the deposit between the making of a receiving order and the conclusion of the first meeting of creditors, the court may order such costs to be paid by the party prosecuting the proceedings.
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