Bankruptcy Act 1966
[ CCH Note: Modification Declaration FRLI No F2021L00261 (FRLI No F2021L00261, registered on 19 March 2021 and effective from 1 April 2021.)
Part VIII of the Act is modified by inserting Division 1A before Division 1:
]Division 1A - Interpretation
SECTION 154A INTERPRETATION
154A
In this Part, in its application to Part X , a reference to a registered trustee includes a reference to a controlling trustee and a trustee of a personal insolvency agreement.
If at any time there is no registered trustee who is the trustee of the estate of a bankrupt, the Official Trustee shall, by force of this section, be the trustee of the estate.
[ CCH Note: Modification Declaration FRLI No F2021L00261 (FRLI No F2021L00261, registered on 19 March 2021 and effective from 1 April 2021.)
Section 160 of the Act is modified by substituting the section:
SECTION 160 VACANCY IN POSITION OF TRUSTEE
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OFFICIAL TRUSTEE TO ACT
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160
If at any time there is no controlling trustee in relation to a debtor, or no trustee of a personal insolvency agreement under Part
X
, the Official Trustee is to act as the trustee.
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