BANKRUPTCY ACT 1883

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BANKRUPTCY ACT 1883 - SECT 32



32.(1) Where a debtor is adjudged bankrupt he shall, subject to the provisions
of this Act, be disqualified for

(a)Sitting or voting in the House of Lords, or on any committee thereof, ...;

(b)Being elected to, or sitting or voting in, the House of Commons, or on any
committee thereof;

Para.(c) rep. by 1964 c.21 (NI) s.172 sch.7

(d)Being elected to or holding or exercising the office of mayor, alderman, or
councillor;

(e)Being elected to or holding or exercising the office of guardian of the
poor, ... member of a sanitary authority, or member of a school board, highway
board, ..., or select vestry.

(2) The disqualifications to which a bankrupt is subject under this section
shall be removed and cease if and when

(a)the adjudication of bankruptcy against him is annulled; or

(b)he obtains from the Court his discharge with a certificate to the effect
that his bankruptcy was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his
part.

(3) The disqualifications imposed by this section shall extend to all parts of
the United Kingdom.

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BANKRUPTCY ACT 1883 - SECT 32