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          <Strong>PART 10</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Insolvency</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/part/10/crossheading/trustees-in-bankruptcy" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/26/part/10/crossheading/trustees-in-bankruptcy" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-10-crossheading-trustees-in-bankruptcy" RestrictStartDate="2017-04-06"><Title><Emphasis>Trustees in bankruptcy</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2017-04-06"><Title>Trustees in bankruptcy</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/section/133" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/26/section/133" id="section-133"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-1c32fd54662b1f1af926752cd2304f5b"/>133</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/section/133/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/26/section/133/1" id="section-133-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In the Insolvency Act 1986, before section 292 insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P1group><Title>First trustee in bankruptcy</Title><P1><Pnumber PuncAfter="">291A</Pnumber><P1para><P2><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>On the making of a bankruptcy order the official receiver becomes trustee of the bankrupt's estate, unless the court appoints another person under subsection (2).</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If when the order is made there is a supervisor of a voluntary arrangement approved in relation to the bankrupt under Part 8, the court may on making the order appoint the supervisor of the arrangement as the trustee.</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where a person becomes trustee of a bankrupt's estate under this section, the person must give notice of that fact to the bankrupt's creditors (or, if the court so allows, advertise it in accordance with the court's directions).</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A notice or advertisement given by a trustee appointed under subsection (2) must explain the procedure for establishing a creditors' committee under section 301.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/section/133/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/26/section/133/2" id="section-133-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Schedule 10 makes consequential amendments.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-1c32fd54662b1f1af926752cd2304f5b" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/26/section/133" id="cm5qqtms2-00061">S. 133</CitationSubRef> in force at 6.4.2017 for E.W. by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1020" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2016" Number="1020" Title="The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2016" id="cm5qqtms2-00062">S.I. 2016/1020</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-4-f" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1020/regulation/4/f" CitationRef="cm5qqtms2-00062" Operative="true" id="cm5qqtms2-00063">reg. 4(f)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>