Bankruptcy Regulations (Amendment) 1997 (76 of 1997)

4.   New regulation 4.02A

4.1 After regulation 4.02, insert:

Service of bankruptcy notices

" 4.02A. (1) This regulation applies to the following kinds of bankruptcy notice:

(a) a bankruptcy notice issued on or after the commencement date;

(b) a bankruptcy notice issued before the commencement date if, immediately before the commencement date, service of the bankruptcy notice would have been effective under rule 9 of the Bankruptcy Rules.

" (2) Subject to subregulation (3), a bankruptcy notice must be served within:

(a) the period of 6 months commencing on the date of issue of the bankruptcy notice; or

(b) any further period that the Official Receiver allows (whether within or outside that period of 6 months).

" (3) A bankruptcy notice may, in any event, be served within the period of 3 months commencing on the day on which this regulation commences.".