Section 74A
Duties of bankrupt
(1)
A bankrupt shall, in addition to any other duty specified in this
Act -
(a)
make discovery of and deliver all his property that is under his possession or control to the trustee;
(b)
deliver to the trustee all books, records, documents, writings and papers including (without restricting the generality of the foregoing), any documents or deeds of title, insurance policies and tax records and returns and copies thereof in any way relating to his property or affairs;
(c)
at such time and place as may be fixed by the trustee, attend before the trustee and answer such questions as the trustee may put to him with respect to his affairs, dealings and property and the causes of his failure;
(d)
make or give all the assistance within his power to the trustee in making an inventory of his assets;
(e)
make disclosure to the trustee of all property disposed of within such time preceding his bankruptcy as the trustee may require, and how and to whom and for what consideration any part
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thereof was disposed of except such part as had been disposed of in the ordinary manner of trade or used for reasonable personal expenses;
Cf) make disclosure to the trustee of all property disposed of by gift or settlement without adequate valuable consideration within the 5 years immediately preceding his bankruptcy;
(g)
attend any meeting of his creditors as may be convened by the trustee under section 17, unless prevented by sickness or other sufficient cause and submit thereat to examination;
(h)
when required, attend such other meetings of his creditors;
(0 aid to the utmost of his power in the realisation of his property and the distribution of the proceeds among his creditors;
)
execute such powers of attorney, conveyances, deeds and instruments as may be required by the trustee;
(k)
examine the correctness of all proofs of claims filed, if required by the trustee;
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in case any person has to his knowledge filed a false claim, disclose the fact immediately to the trustee;
(rn) generally do all such acts and things in relation to his property and the distribution of the proceeds among his creditors as may be reasonably required by the trustee or prescribed by the rules or directed by the Court by any order on any application by the trustee or by any of his creditors; and
(n)
until he has been discharged from bankruptcy, keep the trustee advised at all times of his place of residence or address.
(2)
Where a bankrupt has changed his residential address and has made a report of the change under regulation 13 of the National Registration
Regulations (Rg 1 of Chapter 19) made pursuant to section 6 of the National
Registration Act (Chapter 19) -
(a)
he is deemed to have informed the trustee of the change of his residential address in compliance with subsection (I)@); and
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(b)
the new residential address as reported by him under regulation 13 of the National Registration Regulations (Rg 1 of