Cap. 6activeordinance

Bankruptcy Ordinance

破產條例

Full legislation

s.43C

Time-limit for notice under section 43A or 43B

(1)
Except with the leave of the court, a notice shall not be
served—
(a)
under
section 43A
, after the end of the period of 42 days beginning with the day on which it first came to the knowledge of the trustee that the property in question had been acquired by, or had devolved upon, the bankrupt;
(b)
under
section 43B
, after the end of the period of 42 days beginning with the day on which the property in question first came to the knowledge of the trustee.
(2)
For the purposes of this
section—
(a)
anything which comes to the knowledge of the trustee is deemed in relation to any successor of his as trustee to have come to the knowledge of the successor at the same time; and
(b)
anything which comes, otherwise than under paragraph (a), to the knowledge of a person before he is the trustee is deemed to come to his knowledge on his appointment taking effect or, in the case of the Official Receiver, on his becoming trustee.