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(6) A person ordered to be examined under this section shall, before his examination, be furnished with a copy of the Official Receiver's report, and may at his own cost employ a solicitor with or without counsel, who shall be at liberty to put to him such questions as the court may deem just for the purpose of enabling him to explain or qualify any answers given by him: (Amended, 6 of 1984, s. 153)
Provided that, if any such person applies to the court to be exculpated from any charges made or suggested against him, it shall be the duty of the Official Receiver to appear on the hearing of the application and call the attention of the court to any matters which appear to the Official Receiver to be relevant; and if the court, after hearing any evidence given or witnesses called by the Official Receiver, grants the application, the court may allow the applicant such costs as in its discretion it may think fit.
(7) Notes of the examination shall be taken down in writing, and shall be read over to or by, and signed by, the person examined, and may thereafter be used in evidence against him, and shall be open to the inspection of any creditor or contributory at all reasonable times.
(8) The court may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the examination from time to time.
222A. (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court in a particular case, the Registrar may exercise and perform the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the court by sections 221 and 222.
(2) The Registrar may, if he exercises the jurisdiction conferred on him by this section-
(a) refer any examination for hearing by a judge;
(b) at any time adjourn an examination for further hearing before a judge.
(3) A judge may, if an examination is referred to him under subsection (2)(a), hear it himself, or refer it back to the Registrar for hearing by him.
(4) A judge may, if an examination is adjourned under subsection (2)(b) for further hearing before a judge-
(a) continue the examination;
(b) at any time direct that the examination be continued before the Registrar; and
(c) make such other order or give such directions as he may consider proper.
(5) Any reference in this Ordinance to the court shall include a reference to the Registrar exercising the jurisdiction conferred on him by this section.
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