Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 20 · Bankruptcy Offences
402. Interpretation of this Part
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references to property comprised in the bankrupt’s estate or to property possession of which is required to be delivered up to the Official Assignee include references to any property mentioned in section 329(1);
property
“property” includes —(a)money, goods, things in action, land and every description of property, wherever situated; and(b)obligations and every description of interest, whether present or future or vested or contingent, arising out of or incidental to property;
“initial period” means the period between the making of the bankruptcy application by or against a debtor and the commencement of the debtor’s bankruptcy;
bankruptcy application
“bankruptcy application” means an application to the Court for a bankruptcy order;
a reference to a number of months or years before the making of a bankruptcy application is to be read as a reference to that period ending with the making of the bankruptcy application; and
“Official Assignee” includes a trustee in bankruptcy.
Official Assignee
“Official Assignee” means the Official Assignee appointed under section 16(1) and includes a Deputy Official Assignee, a Senior Assistant Official Assignee and an Assistant Official Assignee;