# The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 329: Absconding


(1) The bankrupt shall be guilty of an offence if—
(a) he leaves, or attempts or makes preparations to leave, Northern Ireland with any property the value of which is not less than the amount specified by order under Article 362(1)(b) and possession of which he is required to deliver up to the official receiver or the trustee, or
(b) in the 6 months immediately preceding petition, or in the initial period, he did anything which would have been an offence under sub‐paragraph (a) if the bankruptcy order had been made immediately before he did it.
(2) Article 323 applies to an offence under this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/article/329 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-329
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