Insolvency Act 1985

138 Duties of bankrupt in relation to official receiver

(1) Where a bankruptcy order has been made, the bankrupt shall be under a duty—

(a) to deliver possession of his estate to the official receiver;

(b) to deliver up to the official receiver all books, papers and other records of which he has possession or control and which relate to his estate and affairs (including any which would be privileged from disclosure in any proceedings); and

(c) in the case of any part of his estate which consists of things possession of which cannot be delivered to the official receiver and in the case of any property that may be claimed for the bankrupt's estate by the trustee of that estate, to do all such things as may reasonably be required by the official receiver for the protection of those things or that property.

(2) Subsection (1) above shall not apply where by virtue of section 144 below a bankrupt's estate vests in a trustee immediately on the making of the bankruptcy order.

(3) A bankrupt shall give the official receiver such inventory of his estate and such other information, and shall attend on the official receiver at such times, as the official receiver may for any of the purposes of this Chapter reasonably require.

(4) Subsection (3) above shall apply to a bankrupt after his discharge.

(5) If a bankrupt without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any obligation imposed by this section he shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be subject, be guilty of contempt of court and liable to be punished accordingly.