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Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 s 433

s 433 List of undischarged bankrupts, etc., to be kept

433.—(1) The Official Assignee must maintain, in such form or manner as the Official Assignee thinks fit —(a) a list of undischarged bankrupts; (b) a list of discharged bankrupts; (c) a record of every bankruptcy order; (d) a record of every order rescinding a bankruptcy order; (e) a record of every order, and every certificate of the Official Assignee, discharging a bankruptcy order; [Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (f) a record of every order, and every certificate of the Official Assignee, annulling a bankruptcy order; and[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (g) a record of the particulars of the current employment status and employment history of every undischarged bankrupt, as provided to the Official Assignee under section 332(3)(a)(iv) or (4)(c), 333(1)(a) or 399(1)(b) or (c).[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Official Assignee may allow any person, on payment of the prescribed fee, to inspect or otherwise have access to the whole or any part of any list or record mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (e) and (g) as the Official Assignee may determine.[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (3) Subject to section 393(3), where a bankruptcy order has been annulled, no person may inspect or have access to any part of any record maintained by the Official Assignee which relates to the bankruptcy order or the annulment of the bankruptcy order. (4) Where an individual’s target contribution was paid in full before the individual’s discharge from bankruptcy, and 5 years have lapsed after the date of discharge, no person (except the individual) may inspect or otherwise have access to —(a) the part of the list mentioned in subsection (1)(b) relating to the bankruptcy which the individual was discharged from; and (b) the part of any record mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or (e) relating to the bankruptcy which the individual was discharged from. (5) Where the question arises as to whether a person is an undischarged bankrupt, a certificate from the Official Assignee stating whether or not that person is an undischarged bankrupt is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

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