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Section 259 of Insolvency Act CAP 53: When bankrupt is to be publicly examined before the Court concerning discharge

    

(1) The bankruptcy trustee shall summon the bankrupt to be publicly examined before the Court concerning the bankrupt's discharge if—
(a) the bankruptcy trustee or a creditor has objected to the bankrupt's automatic discharge and the objection has not been withdrawn;
(b) the bankrupt is due for automatic discharge but is still undischarged from an earlier bankruptcy;
(c) the bankrupt has been required to be publicly examined in accordance with section 180 and has not completed that examination.
(2) The bankruptcy trustee shall summon the bankrupt as soon as practicable after the end of the three-year period referred to in section 254(1).
(3) The provisions of Division 17, so far as relevant, apply with any necessary modifications to a public examination under this section.

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