289 Investigatory duties of official receiver.E+W
(1)Subject to subsection (5) below, it is the duty of the official receiver to investigate the conduct and affairs of every bankrupt and to make such report (if any) to the court as he thinks fit.
(2)Where an application is made by the bankrupt under section 280 for his discharge from bankruptcy, it is the duty of the official receiver to make a report to the court with respect to the prescribed matters; and the court shall consider that report before determining what order (if any) to make under that section.
(3)A report by the official receiver under this section shall, in any proceedings, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
(4)In subsection (1) the reference to the conduct and affairs of a bankrupt includes his conduct and affairs before the making of the order by which he was adjudged bankrupt.
(5)Where a certificate for the summary administration of the bankrupt’s estate is for the time being in force, the official receiver shall carry out an investigation under subsection (1) only if he thinks fit.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S.289 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1986/1999, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. II