132Public examination of bankrupt

132 Public examination of bankrupt

(1) Section 69 of the Principal Act is amended: (a) by omitting subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections: (1) The trustee of the estate of a bankrupt may, at any time, make an application, in writing, to the Registrar for the examination of the bankrupt, on oath, as to the conduct, trade dealings, property and affairs of the bankrupt. (2) The Registrar shall, on receipt by him of an application under subsection (1), fix a date, time and place for the commencement of the examination, under this section, of the bankrupt to whom the application relates and shall summon the bankrupt to attend on the date, and at the time and place, so fixed.; and (b) by omitting subsection (13) to (17) (inclusive). (2) Notwithstanding the amendments of section 69 of the Principal Act made by subsection (1) of this section, where the Registrar has, before the commencement of this section, fixed a date, time and place for the examination of a bankrupt under that section of the Principal Act, the provisions of section 69 of the Principal Act continue to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to any examination of the bankrupt in consequence of that date, time and place having been so fixed as if those amendments had not been made, and section 69 of the Principal Act as amended by subsection (1) of this section does not apply in relation to any such examination of the bankrupt.