# Insolvency Act 1986, Section 381: “Bankrupt” and associated terminology.

Extent: E+W

(1) “Bankrupt” means an individual who has been made bankrupt and, in relation to a bankruptcy order, it means the individual made bankrupt by that order.
(1A) Bankruptcy application” means an application to an adjudicator for a bankruptcy order.
(2) “Bankruptcy order” means an order making an individual bankrupt.
(3) “Bankruptcy petition” means a petition to the court for a bankruptcy order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/381 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-381
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