Bankruptcy.
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(2) No member of a committee of inspection of an estate shall, except under and with the sanction of the court, directly or indirectly, by himself or any employer, partner, clerk, agent or servant, be entitled to derive any profit from any transaction arising out of the bankruptcy or to receive out of the estate any payment for services rendered by him in connexion with the administration of the estate or for any goods supplied by him to the trustee for or on account of the estate. If it appears to the court that any profits or payment has been made contrary to the provisions of this rule it may disallow such payment or recover such profit, as the case may be, on the audit of the trustee's account.
(3) Where the sanction of the court under this rule to a payment to a member of a committee of inspection for services rendered by him in connexion with the administration of the estate is obtained, the order of the court shall specify the nature of the services and shall only be given where the service performed is of a special nature. No payment shall under any circumstances be allowed to a member of a committee for services rendered by him in the discharge of the duties attaching to his office as a member of such committee.
(4) The cost of obtaining such sanction as aforesaid shall be borne by the person in whose interest it is obtained and shall not be payable out of the debtor's estate.
of costs, etc.,
Discharge before estate to trustee. R349.
handed over
179. (1) Where a debtor is adjudged bankrupt and a trustee is appointed the Official Receiver shall forthwith put the trustee into possession of all property of the bankrupt of which the Official Receiver may be possessed; provided that such trustee has, before the estate is handed over to him by the Official Receiver, discharged any balance due to the Official Receiver on account of fees, costs and charges properly incurred by him and payable under the Ordinance, (Cap.6), and on account of all advances properly made by him in respect of the estate, together with interest on such advances at the rate of eight per cent per annum, and has discharged or undertaken to discharge all guarantees which have been given by the Official Receiver for the benefit of the estate; and the trustee shall pay all fees, costs and charges of the Official Receiver which may not have been discharged by
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