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No. 7 of 1891.

BANKRUPTCY.

Arrest of debtor and seizure of

his property [46 & 47 Vict. c. 52 s. 25.]

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authorised by the Court to take possession of it, he shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be subject, be guilty of a contempt of Court and may be punished accordingly.

24. (1) The Court may, by warrant, arrested and any books, papers, money, and goods in his possession to be seized, and him and them safely kept until such time as the Court may order, under the following circumstances :----

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(a) if, after a bankruptcy notice has been issued under this Or- dinance or after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him, it appears to the Court that there is probable reason for believing that he has absconded or is about to abscond with a view of avoiding payment of the debt in respect of which the bank- ruptcy notice was issued, or of avoiding service of a bankruptcy petition, or of avoiding appearance to any such petition, or of avoid- ing examination in respect of his affairs, or of otherwise avoid- ing, delaying, or embarrassing proceedings in bankruptcy against him ;

(b) if, after presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him, it appears to the Court that there is probable cause for believing that he is about to remove his goods with a view of preventing or delaying possession being taken of them by the Official Receiver or trustee, or that there is probable ground for believing that he has concealed or is about to conceal or destroy any of his goods or any books, documents, or writings which might be of use to his creditors in the course of his bankruptcy ;

(c) if, after service of a bankruptcy petition on him or after a receiving order has been made against him, he removes any goods in his possession above the value of 25 dollars, without the leave of the Official Receiver or trustee;

(d) if, without good cause shown, he fails to attend any examina- tion ordered by the Court; and

(e) if there is probable reason for believing that the debtor has committed an offence punishable under this Ordinance.

(2) When an order of committal is made against a debtor or other person for disobeying any order of the Court or of the Official Receiver or trustee to do some particular act or thing, the Court that such debtor or person, as the case may be, obeys the previous may direct that the order of committal shall not be issued provided order within a specified time.

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