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(1)Subject to section 360(3) below, this Chapter applies where the court has made a bankruptcy order on a bankruptcy petition.
(2)This Chapter applies whether or not the bankruptcy order is annulled, but proceedings for an offence under this Chapter shall not be instituted after the annulment.
(3)Without prejudice to his liability in respect of a subsequent bankruptcy, the bankrupt is not guilty of an offence under this Chapter in respect of anything done after his discharge; but nothing in this Group of Parts prevents the institution of proceedings against a discharged bankrupt for an offence committed before his discharge.
(4)It is not a defence in proceedings for an offence under this Chapter that anything relied on, in whole or in part, as constituting that offence was done outside England and Wales.
(5)Proceedings for an offence under this Chapter or under the rules shall not be instituted except by the Secretary of State or by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(6)A person guilty of any offence under this Chapter is liable to imprisonment or a fine, or both.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 349, 350(1)(2)(4)–(6) applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/1999, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. II
In the following provisions of this Chapter—
(a)references to property comprised in the bankrupt’s estate or to property possession of which is required to be delivered up to the official receiver or the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate include any property which would be such property if a notice in respect of it were given under section 307 (after-acquired property) [F1, section 308] (personal property and effects of bankrupt having more than replacement value) [F2or section 308A (vesting in trustee of certain tenancies)];
(b)“the initial period” means the period between the presentation of the bankruptcy petition and the commencement of the bankruptcy; and
(c)a reference to a number of months or years before petition is to that period ending with the presentation of the bankruptcy petition.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 75
F2Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 75
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 351 applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/1999, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. II
Where in the case of an offence under any provision of this Chapter it is stated that this section applies, a person is not guilty of the offence if he proves that, at the time of the conduct constituting the offence, he had no intent to defraud or to conceal the state of his affairs.
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