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Section 24: Execution process after adjudication

Insolvency Act · PART II: BANKRUPTCY AND ALTERNATIVES

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24. Execution process after adjudication (1) A creditor shall not begin or continue an execution, attachment or other process and shall not have any remedy against the bankrupt’s property or person, for the recovery of a debt provable in the bankruptcy, after the Official Receiver has— (a) advertised the bankruptcy order; or (b) given notice of the making of the bankruptcy order to the creditor. I14 – 23 [Issue 3] Insolvency Act (2) After advertisement of the adjudication or notice by the Official Receiver to the creditor, a creditor shall not seize or sell any property by way of distress for rent due by the bankrupt, but he may continue with the distress procedure if it has already begun.

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