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IRISH BANKRUPT AND INSOLVENT ACT 1857


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   3.      Short title.
   4.      Interpretation.
   8.      Construction of former Acts, &c. as to any commission of bankrupt.
   9.      Computation of time.
   24.     Section 24
   30.     No appeal from certain orders of the Court.
   31.     Exclusive jurisdiction over debtors in Ireland.
   34.     Appeal to the House of Lords.
   60.     Section 60
   61.     Money, &c. to be paid by assignees into the Bank of Ireland, &c.
   62.     Messengers to follow instructions of official assignees.
   63.     Official assignee to act as sole assignee till creditors chose
           assignee, &c.;
   64.     but not to interfere with creditors assignee in appointment of
           solicitor, &c.
   65.     Official assignee not personally liable for acts done in execution
           of duty.
   66.     Setting aside proceedings against official assignee.
   69.     Section 69
   70.     Travelling expenses, &c.
   71.     Messengers not to act as agents, &c.
   72.     Section 72
   73.     Execution of warrant in England.
   74.     Execution of warrant in Scotland.
   75.     Authority of messenger, &c. in England and Scotland.
   87.     Section 87
   87.     Record of proceedings.
   88.     Shorthand writer to take oath.
   89.     Remuneration to shorthand writer.
   114.    Section 114
   115.    No person liable upon act of bankruptcy committed more than six
           months before petition, &c.
   116.    Section 116
   120.    Debtor may petition against himself.
   121.    If adjudication be not obtained within five days after petition, any
           other creditor may proceed on it, &c.
   122.    Petitions may be presented against one or more partners.
   123.    Proceedings in cases of a second petition against or by one or
           more members of a firm.
   124.    Arrest of bankrupt about to quit Ireland, or to remove or conceal
           his goods.
   125.    If bankrupt be keeping out of the way or be about to quit
           Ireland, &c., Court may issue warrant for his arrest.
   126.    Court may, before adjudication, summon witnesses to prove act of
           bankruptcy.
   127.    Court to make adjudication, &c., upon certain proofs.
   128.    In case petitioning creditor's debt be insufficient, Court may
           proceed upon application of any other creditor.
   129.    Bankrupt to have notice before advertisement of adjudication, and
           sufficient time to show cause.
   130.    Court to appoint sittings for bankrupt to surrender and conform.
   131.    Adjudication before expiration of time for showing cause.
   132.    Allowance for attendance.
   135.    Petitioning creditor to proceed at his own costs until choice of
           assignees.
   136.    Petition, &c., not to be invalid by reason only of concert.
   137.    Death of bankrupt.
   138.    Section 138
   139.    As to bankrupt apprehended by warrant, and afterwards submitting to
           be examined.
   140.    Court may adjourn last examination sine die.
   142.    Release of bankrupt committed for default.
   146.    Section 146
   147.    Bankrupt not liable upon any promise to pay debt discharged by
           certificate.
   148.    Bankrupt having obtained his certificate shall be free from arrest,
           &c.
   149.    Section 149
   150.    Mode of voting in deciding upon such composition.
   246.    Section 246
   247.    Undisputed debts may be admitted as if proved.
   248.    Bona fide creditors in respect of debts contracted after an act of
           bankruptcy, may prove.
   250.    Apprentices to bankrupts discharged from their indentures.
   251.    Mutual debts and credits may be set off.
   252.    Debts not payable at time of bankruptcy may be proved, deducting
           relate of interest.
   253.    Sureties and persons liable for the debts of a bankrupt may prove,
           after having paid such debts.
   254.    Proofs in cases of marine insurance.
   255.    Annuity creditor admitted to prove.
   256.    Proceedings against sureties for payment of annuities granted by
           bankrupt.
   257.    Proof of contingent debts.
   258.    Contingent liabilities of bankrupt.
   259.    Bankruptcy of agent intrusted with goods.
   260.    Interest upon debts, when provable through not reserved or agreed
           for.
   261.    Plaintiff or defendant obtaining judgment, &c., entitled to prove for
           costs, &c.
   262.    Proving debt to be an election not to proceed by action, &c.
   263.    Court may expunge proof of any debts not due.
   265.    Section 265
   266.    Joint creditor entitled to prove for the purpose of voting in the
           choice of assignees.
   267.    Personal estate to vest in assignees.
   268.    Real estate to vest in assignees.
   269.    Where a conveyance of any property of a bankrupt would require to
           be registered the certificate of the vesting thereof in the
           assignees shall be registered.
   271.    Liability of assignees or covenants of bankrupt in conveyances,
           leases, &c.
   272.    Vendor of estate in lands may compel assignees to elect whether
           they will abide by or decline the agreement for sale.
   273.    Assignees may execute powers vested in bankrupt.
   274.    Court may order bankrupts to join in conveyances.
   275.    Conditional estates granted by the bankrupt may be redeemed.
   276.    Assignees may appoint the bankrupt to manage the estate.
   277.    Assignees subject to orders of Court.
   278.    On member of a firm becoming bankrupt, the Court may authorize suit
           in name of assignees and of remaining partner.
   279.    Assignees may institute or defend suits, and compound for debts or
           submit disputes to arbitration.
   280.    Reference to arbitration to be made a rule of Court.
   281.    Persons from whom the assignees have recovered, or who have paid
           the assignees, &c., discharged from claims by the bankrupt.
   283.    Suits not to abate by death or removal of assignees.
   286.    Section 286
   287.    Court may direct money to be invested in Exchequer bills, &c.
   288.    Method of making dividends.
   289.    Sitting for audit and dividend.
   290.    Final dividend within eighteen months, except where suits depending
           or estates not sold, &c.
   291.    Outstanding debts, &c. may be sold by the assignees after a certain
           time.
   292.    Debtor and creditor account to be furnished by official assignee to
           creditors assignee before final dividend, &c.
   293.    No action to be brought for dividends.
   295.    Section 295
   296.    Court may direct investment.
   298.    Section 298
   299.    Section 299
   301.    Allowance to bankrupt for maintenance or service.
   304.    Surplus of estate to be paid to bankrupt.
   305.    Section 305
   306.    Court may examine bankrupt as to his estate, &c.
   307.    Court may summon and examine the spouse of bankrupt.
   308.    Court may summon persons suspected of having bankrupt's property, &c.
   310.    Power to examine persons summoned or present at any sitting.
   311.    In case of debts due to bankrupt's estate, Court may order payment.
   312.    Court may order letters addressed to bankrupt to be re-directed or
           delivered to official assignees, &c.
   313.    Court may order goods in the possession, order, or disposition of
           the bankrupt to be sold, &c.
   313A.   Hire-purchase etc., agreements .
   316.    Court may permit mortgagees to bid at sale.
   317.    Disposal of property where sale prejudicial.
   318.    Property may be mortgaged if more beneficial.
   319.    Pay, halfpay, and pensions of bankrupts to be applicable in part
           for creditors.
   320.    Where bankrupt beneficially entitled to stock, Court may order
           transfer to the assignees.
   323.    Title to property sold not to be impeached for defects in
           proceedings.
   324.    The Court may order any treasurer, &c., or agent of the bankrupt
           to deliver all monies, &c.
   326.    Search warrants may be granted.
   327.    No action to be brought against persons acting in obedience to
           warrant of the Court, unless warrant be not produced, &c.
   328.    Section 328
   332.    Bona fide purchases not to be impeached unless petition filed within
           six months after act of bankruptcy.
   340.    Section 340
   343.    Section 343
   344.    Court to appoint private sitting, and estate to be possessed by
           official assignees, &c.
   345.    Petitioning trader to file account ten days before the day appointed
           for private sitting
   345.    Petitioning debtor's statement of affairs .
   348.    Agent of creditor may vote.
   349.    Estate to vest in official assignees (if required by resolution)
           either alone or jointly with any other person.
   350.    Official assignees to produce account every six months.
   351.    If any difficulty arise in the execution of resolution, &c., a
           special sitting may be held, &c.
   353.    If petitioning debtor do not attend sittings of the Court, or if
           he do not file account, &c., petition to be dismissed; and if at
           first sitting proposal be not assented to, or if he has not made
           true discovery, &c., Court may adjudge him bankrupt, &c.
   354.    Private sittings, &c.
   355.    Special cases by consent.
   356.    Payment of money by party on judgment being given.
   357.    Section 357
   358.    If bankrupt do not dispute the adjudication, the Gazette to be
           conclusive evidence of the bankruptcy as against the bankrupt and
           against persons whom the bankrupt might have sued.
   359.    In certain proceedings by or against any person acting under the
           bankruptcy, no proof required at the trial of petitioning creditor's
           debt, trading, or act of bankruptcy, unless notice be given that
           those matters are to be disputed.
   364.    Advertisements, when evidence.
   365.    On death of witness, deposition or office copy thereof to be
           evidence.
   370.    Examination of witnesses at a distance from Belfast in certain
           cases.
   371.    Forms of rules and proceedings of the Court, &c.
   385.    Section 385
   386.    Warrant of committal for unsatisfactory answering, or refusing to
           answer, need not specify questions.
   388.    On habeas corpus, Court or judge may inspect the whole examination.
   389.    Obstructing messenger.
   390.    Assignee disobeying direction to pay or invest money, and retaining
           it, or permitting co-assignee to retain or employ it, to be charged
           with 20 per cent. interest.
   392.    Petitioning creditor compounding with trader after bankruptcy.
   399.    Application of forfeitures.
   409.    Act to extend to aliens and denizens.
   410.    Extent of Act.

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