Section 344 of Insolvency Act CAP 53: Application for entry to no-asset procedure
(1) A debtor who meets the criteria set out in section 345 may apply to the Official Receiver for entry to the no-asset procedure.
(2) A debtor can apply for entry to the no-asset procedure by completing the following documents and lodging them with the Official Receiver—
(a) an application in the form prescribed by the insolvency regulations for the purpose of this section; and
(b) a statement in the form so prescribed setting out the debtor's financial position.
(3) The Official Receiver may reject the debtor's application if the application or statement of the debtor's financial position is, in the Official Receiver's opinion, incorrect or incomplete.
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- Section 345 - Criteria for entry to no-asset procedure
(1) The Official Receiver shall admit a debtor to the no-asset procedure if satisfied on reasonable grounds that—
(a) the debtor has no realisable assets;
(b) the debtor has not previously been...
- Section 346 - Debtor disqualified from entry to no-asset procedure in certain cases
The Official Receiver shall not admit a debtor to the no-asset procedure if satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that—
(a) the debtor has concealed assets with the intention of defrauding the debtor's...
- Section 347 - Official Receiver to notify creditors
As soon as practicable after receiving an application from a debtor for entry to the no-asset procedure, the Official Receiver shall send a summary of the debtor's assets and liabilities to each known...
- Section 348 - Restrictions on debtor obtaining credit after application made
(1) A debtor who has applied for entry to the no-asset procedure shall not obtain credit (including credit under a credit purchase transaction), either alone or jointly with another person, of more...
- Section 349 - When debtor admitted to no-asset procedure
(1) A debtor is admitted to the no-asset procedure when the Official Receiver sends the debtor a notice in the form prescribed by the insolvency regulations for the purposes of this section.
(2) As...
- Section 350 - Public register of persons admitted to no-asset procedure
(1) The Official Receiver shall establish and maintain a public register of persons admitted to the noasset procedure and persons discharged from that procedure under section 359.
(2) The Official...
- Section 351 - Creditors may not enforce debts of debtor admitted to no-asset procedure
(1) A creditor of a debtor may not, after the debtor has been admitted to the no-asset procedure, begin or continue any step to recover or enforce a debt—
(a) that the debtor owes to the creditor at...
- Section 352 - Debtor's duties after entry to no-asset procedure
(1) On being required by the Official Receiver to do so, the debtor shall provide the Official Receiver with such assistance, documents and information as are reasonably necessary in order to apply...
- Section 353 - Offence for person admitted to no-asset procedure to obtain credit
(1) A person who, while admitted to the no-asset procedure—
(a) alone or jointly with another person, obtains credit of one hundred thousand shillings or more;
(b) incurs liability to a credit...
- Section 354 - How debtor's participation in the no-asset procedure is terminated
A debtor's participation in the no-asset procedure terminates when—
(a) the Official Receiver terminates the debtor's participation under section 355;
(b) the debtor is discharged under section...
- Section 355 - When Official Receiver may terminate no-asset procedure
(1) The Official Receiver shall terminate a debtor's participation in the no-asset procedure if satisfied—
(a) that the debtor was wrongly admitted to the no-asset procedure (for example, because the...
- Section 356 - Official Receiver may apply for preservation order on ground of debtor's misconduct
(1) If the Official Receiver terminates a debtor's participation in the no-asset procedure on the ground that the debtor has concealed assets or misled the Official Receiver, the Court may, on the...
- Section 357 - Effect of termination of debtor's participation in no-asset procedure
(1) On termination of the debtor's participation in the no-asset procedure—
(a) the debtor's debts that became unenforceable on the debtor's entry to the no-asset procedure become again enforceable;...
- Section 358 - Creditor may apply to Official Receiver for termination of debtor's participation in noasset procedure
A creditor may apply to the Official Receiver for termination of the debtor's participation in the no-asset procedure on the ground—
(a) that the debtor did not meet the criteria for admission to the...
- Section 359 - Discharge of debtor's participation in no-asset procedure
(1) A debtor who is participating in the no-asset procedure is automatically discharged from that procedure at the end of twelve months after the date when the debtor was admitted to...
- Section 360 - Effect of discharge of debtor's participation in no-asset procedure
(1) On discharge under section 359—
(a) the debtor's debts that became unenforceable on the debtor's entry to the no-asset procedure are cancelled; and
(b) the debtor is no longer liable to pay any...
- Section 361 - Discharge does not release debtor's business partners and others
A discharge under section 359 does not release a person who, at the date of discharge, was— (a) a business partner of the discharged debtor;
(b) a co-trustee with the discharged debtor;
(c) jointly...
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(b) if there is no...
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- Section 369 - Estate vests in trustee
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(2) In its order that the...
- Section 370 - Trustee to realise, administer and distribute estate
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- Section 372 - Trustee may make allowance to surviving spouse
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- Section 373 - Application of Division 3
This Division applies if the Court has made an order that the estate of a deceased person be administered under this Part.
- Section 374 - Trustee's functions and powers in respect of insolvent deceased's estate
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(b) the costs of the...
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- Section 379 - Trustee may cancel execution against insolvent deceased debtor's estate
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- Section 381 - Scheme of Part VI
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(a) voluntary in accordance with Divisions 2 to 5; or (b) by the...
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(b) a liquidation in the case of...
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(b) for the purposes of all proceedings for determining, and all...
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(2) Despite section 385(2)(a), a...
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- Section 390 - Death of contributories not to affect their liability
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(a) the contributory's bankruptcy trustee represents the...
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- Section 394 - Notice of resolution to liquidate
(1) Within fourteen days after a company has passed a resolution for its voluntary liquidation, it shall publish a notice setting out the resolution—
(a) once in the Gazette;
(b) once in at least...