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Section 325:

Insolvency Act · PART IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BANKRUPTCY AND WINDING UP

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325. Court may order recipient to pay value (1) On the application of the Official Receiver or a liquidator, the Court may order the recipient of a contribution by the debtor to the recipient’s property to pay the value of the contribution to the Official Receiver or liquidator. (2) The Court may make an order under subsection (1) where— (a) the debtor was not paid an adequate amount in money or money’s worth for the contribution; (b) the value of the debtor’s assets was reduced by the contribution; and (c) the debtor made the contribution— (i) within 2 years immediately before the date of adjudication or commencement of the winding up; or (ii) within 5 years immediately before the date of adjudication or commencement of the winding up and the recipient is not able to prove that the debtor, either at the time of the contribution or at any later time before the date of adjudication or commencement of the winding up, was able to pay the debtor’s debts without the aid of the contribution. I14 – 175 [Issue 3] Insolvency Act (3) For the purposes of this section and section 326, a debtor has made a contribution to the recipient’s property where he has— (a) erected buildings on, or otherwise improved, land or any other property of the recipient; (b) bought land or property in the recipient’s name; (c) provided money to buy land or other property in the recipient’s name or on the recipient’s behalf; or (d) paid instalments for the purchase of, or towards the purchase of, any land or any other property in the recipient’s name or on the recipient’s behalf.

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