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Bankruptcy Act 1924
Preventing production of documents, &c.Preventing production of documents, &c.
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### Preventing production of documents, &c.
Ib. s. 154 (8).
(4.) Any person against whom a sequestration order is made, who after the presentation of the petition on which the order is made, prevents the production of any book, document, paper, or writing affecting or relating to his property or affairs, shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: One year’s imprisonment.
(5.) Any person who is privy to any act or omission which if done or made by himself would be an offence against this section, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence.
(6.) It shall be a defence to any charge under this section, other than to a charge under paragraphs (f) and (g) of sub-section (1.), or under sub-section (3.), if the accused proves that the act of omission with which he was charged was done or made without intent to defraud his creditors or dishonestly conceal the state of his affairs or otherwise violate or defeat the law.
211. Where an undischarged bankrupt—