Section 17: Debtor’s statement of affairs

17. Debtor’s statement of affairs (1) Where a receiving order is made against a debtor, he shall make out and submit to the Official Receiver a statement of and in relation to his affairs in the prescribed form, verified by affidavit, and showing the particulars of the debtor’s assets, debts, and liabilities, the names, residences, and occupations of his creditors, the securities held by them respectively, the dates when the securities were respectively given, and such further or other information as may be prescribed or as the Official Receiver may require. (2) The statement shall be so submitted— (a) where the order is made on the petition of the debtor, within 3 days from the date of the order; (b) where the order is made on the petition of a creditor, within 7 days from the date of the order; or (c) within such extended time as the Court may, in either case, for special reasons, fix. (3) Where the debtor fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of this section, the Court may, on the application of the Official Receiver or of any creditor, adjudge him bankrupt. [Issue 1] B4 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius (4) Any person stating himself in writing to be a creditor of the bankrupt may, personally or by agent, inspect this statement at all reasonable times, and take a copy of it or extract from it, but any person untruthfully so stating himself to be a creditor shall commit a contempt of Court, and shall be punishable accordingly on the application of the trustee, Official Receiver or the debtor.