Section 58: Application for discharge

58. Application for discharge (1) A bankrupt may at any time apply to the Court for an order of discharge, unless the Court has previously refused an application for a discharge, and specified the earliest date when the bankrupt may again apply. (2) The Official Receiver shall, as soon as practicable after the expiry of 3 years from the date of adjudication, summon the bankrupt to be publicly examined by the Court concerning his discharge, and the Court shall conduct the examination where— (a) the Official Receiver or a creditor has objected to the bankrupt’s automatic discharge; (b) the bankrupt is due for automatic discharge but is still undischarged from an earlier bankruptcy; or (c) the bankrupt has been required to be publicly examined under section 51 and that examination has not taken place.