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Rule 10.55 Notice requiring statement of affairs (section 288)

(1)

Where, under section 288 M1, the official receiver requires a bankrupt to provide the official receiver with a statement of affairs, the official receiver must deliver a notice to the bankrupt.

(2)

The notice must be headed “Notice requiring statement of affairs” and must—

(a)

require the bankrupt to prepare and submit to the official receiver a statement of affairs;

(b)

inform the bankrupt of the date by which the statement must be delivered; and

(c)

state the effect of section 288(4) (penalty for non-compliance) and section 291 (duty to co-operate).

(3)

The official receiver must deliver instructions for the preparation of the statement of affairs with the notice.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

Section 288 is amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 19 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24) and by paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20).