Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pts. VIII-X (arts. 209-345) modified by Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 (c. 5), s. 52K(2) (as inserted (prosp.) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 3(1) (with art. 32))
304.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article and to Article 305, this Article applies where—
(a)it appears to the trustee that the administration of the bankrupt's estate in accordance with this Chapter is for practical purposes complete, and
(b)the trustee is not the official receiver.
(2) The trustee shall summon a final general meeting of the bankrupt's creditors which—
(a)shall receive the trustee's report of his administration of the bankrupt's estate, and
(b)shall determine whether the trustee should have his release under Article 272.
(3) The trustee may, if he thinks fit, give the notice summoning the final general meeting at the same time as giving notice under Article 303(1); but, if summoned for an earlier date, that meeting shall be adjourned (and, if necessary, further adjourned) until a date on which the trustee is able to report to the meeting that the administration of the bankrupt's estate is for practical purposes complete.
(4) In the administration of the estate it is the trustee's duty to retain sufficient sums from the estate to cover the expenses of summoning and holding the meeting required by this Article.