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42. Vacancy in office of trustee
Feedback & supportWhere the appointment of any person as trustee of a bankrupt’s estate fails to take effect or where a vacancy arises in the office of a trustee whose appointment has taken effect, the Official Assignee —
trustee
Defined · s 2
“trustee”, in relation to a bankruptcy and a bankrupt, means the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.
(a)
shall act as the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate until the vacancy is filled; and (b)may summon a general meeting of the bankrupt’s creditors for the purpose of filling the vacancy.
bankrupt
Defined · s 2
“bankrupt” means —(a)the individual debtor who has been adjudged bankrupt by a bankruptcy order; or(b)where a bankruptcy order has been made against a firm, each of the partners in the firm;