70. Power to change conduct of proceedings
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Where any applicant for a bankruptcy order does not proceed with due diligence on his application, the court may substitute as applicant —
in the case of a creditor’s bankruptcy application, any other creditor to whom the debtor is indebted in the amount required under section 61(1)(a); or
creditor
“creditor”, in relation to a debtor proposing a voluntary arrangement under Part V, means a creditor to whom the debtor owes a debt provable in bankruptcy;
in any other case, the Official Assignee,and thereafter the proceedings shall, unless the court otherwise directs, be continued as though no change had been made in the conduct of the proceedings.
Official Assignee
“Official Assignee” includes a Deputy Official Assignee, a Senior Assistant Official Assignee and an Assistant Official Assignee;