Section 5: General powers of Courts — Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920

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5. General powers of Courts.___ (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Court, in regard to proceedings under this Act, shall have the same powers and shall follow the same procedure as it has and follows in the exercise of original civil jurisdiction. (2) Subject as aforesaid, High Courts and District Courts, in regard to proceedings under this Act in Courts subordinate to them shall have the same powers and shall follow the same procedure as they respectively have and follow in regard to civil suits. 1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L. G.”. 2Subs, ibid, for “local official Gazette”. PART II PROCEEDINGS FROM ACT OF INSOLVENCY TO DISCHARGE Acts of Insolvency

Effective date: 1920-01-01

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Section 4: Power of Court to decide all questions arising in insolvency Section 6: Acts of insolvency. A debtor commits an act of insolvency in each of the following cases Section 3: Insolvency Jurisdiction Section 7: Petition and adjudication Section 2: Definitions Section 8: Exemption of corporation, etc., from insolvency proceedings

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