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bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually have been known as a Bankruptcy Bill during its passage through

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. Bankruptcy Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to bankruptcy.

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Australia

*The Bankruptcy Act 1924 *The Bankruptcy Act 1930 *The

Bankruptcy Act 1966 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

Hong Kong

*The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1932 *The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Ordinance 2005

Malaysia

*The Bankruptcy Act 1967

Nigeria

* The Bankruptcy Act 1979 * The

Bankruptcy Act 2004 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

Republic of Ireland

*The Bankruptcy Act 1988 (No 27)

United Kingdom

*The

Statute of Bankrupts The Statute of Bankrupts or An Acte againste suche persones as doo make Bankrupte, 34 & 35 Henry VIII, c. 4, was an Act of Parliament, Act passed by the Parliament of England in 1542. It was the first statute under English law dealing with bankr ...

(1542) (34 & 35 Hen 8 c 4) *The Act 21 Jac 1 c 19 is sometimes called the Bankruptcy Act 1623 *The

Bankruptcy Act 1705 The Bankruptcy Act 1705 ( 4 & 5 Ann. c. 4) was an Act of Parliament of England. Content Under the Act, the Lord Chancellor was given power to discharge bankrupts, once disclosure of all assets and various procedures had been fulfilled. Dischar ...

*The Act 6 Geo 4 c 16 is sometimes called the

Bankruptcy Act 1825 The Act 6 Geo 4 c 16, sometimes called the Bankruptcy Act 1825, the Bankrupt Act, the Bankrupts Act 1825 or the Bankrupts England Act 1825, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule A to, t ...

* The Act 5 & 6 Vict c 122 is sometimes called the

Bankruptcy Act 1842 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

or the Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1842. *The

Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

(12 & 13 Vict c 106) *The Act 15 & 16 Vict c 77 is sometimes called the

Bankruptcy Act 1852 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

or the Secretary of Bankrupts Office Abolition Act *The

Bankruptcy Act 1854 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

(17 & 18 Vict c 119) *The

Bankruptcy Act 1861 The Bankruptcy Act 1861 ( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 134) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Section 69 abolished the distinction between traders and non traders, so both could apply for bankruptcy. Section 199 provided that any petiti ...

(24 & 25 Vict c 134) *The Act 25 & 26 Vict c 99 is sometimes called the

Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1862 The Bankruptcy Act 1861 ( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 134) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Section 69 abolished the distinction between traders and non traders, so both could apply for bankruptcy. Section 199 provided that any petitio ...

*The

Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1868 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

(31 & 32 Vict c 104) popularly called Moffatt's Act *The

Bankruptcy Act 1869 The Bankruptcy Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 71) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Section 32 established the first statutory regime for preferential debts in bankruptcy, between local rates, taxes, wages and salaries of clerks, ...

(32 & 33 Vict c 71) *The

Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

(32 & 33 Vict c 83) *The Bankruptcy Disqualification Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 50) *The Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 34) *The

Bankruptcy Act 1914 The Bankruptcy Act 1914 ( 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which formed the primary source of UK insolvency law for approximately 70 years. It came into force on 1 January 1915 repealing a number of earli ...

(4 & 5 Geo 5 c 59) *The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo 5 c 7) The Bankruptcy Acts 1883 to 1890 was the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the following Acts: *The

Bankruptcy Act 1883 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

(46 & 47 Vict c 52) *The Bankruptcy Appeals (County Courts) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 9) *The Bankruptcy (Office Accommodation) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 47) *The Bankruptcy (Office Accommodation) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 12) *The Bankruptcy (Discharge and Closure) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict c 66) *The

Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy Act 1888 In psychology, economics and philosophy, preference is a technical term usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives. For example, someone prefers A over B if they would rather choose A than B. Preferences are central to decision theo ...

(51 & 52 Vict c 62) *The

Bankruptcy Act 1890 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

(53 & 54 Vict c 71) Scotland * The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Amendment Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 33) *The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 20) *The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c 66) *The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1993 (c 6) *The

Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

(asp 3) The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Acts 1856 to 1881 was the

of the following Acts: *The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 79) *The Bankruptcy and Real Securities (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 19) *The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 26) *The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c 34) *The Bankruptcy and Cessio (Scotland) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 22) Ireland *The Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 60) *The Bankruptcy (Ireland) Amendment Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict c 58)

United States

* The Bankruptcy Act of 1841 – ch. 9, , 1841-04-19 * The Bankruptcy Act of 1867 - , 1867-03-02 * The

Bankruptcy Act of 1898 The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 ("Nelson Act", July 1, 1898, ch. 541, ) was the first United States Act of Congress involving bankruptcy to give companies an option of being protected from creditors. Previous attempts at federal bankruptcy laws had ...

– Nelson Act, July 1, 1898, ch. 541, * The

Bankruptcy Act of 1938 The Bankruptcy Act of 1938, also known as the Chandler Act, expanded voluntary access to the bankruptcy system in the United States and made voluntary petitions more attractive to debtors. It also gave authority to the Securities and Exchange Co ...

* The

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (, , November 6, 1978) is a United States Act of Congress regulating bankruptcy. The current Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 1978 by § 101 of the Act which generally became effective on October 1, 1979. The curre ...

– * The

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) () is a legislative act that made several significant changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Referred to colloquially as the "New Bankruptcy Law", the Act of Co ...

Vancouver Island

* The Bankruptcy Act 1862The Laws of British Columbia
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