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Part VIII

164. Criminal Liability after Discharge

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

Without prejudice to any liability in respect of a subsequent personal insolvency, a debtor has not committed an offence under this Part in respect of anything done after the debtor discharge from a personal insolvency procedure.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), nothing in this Part shall prevent the institution of proceedings against a discharged debtor for an offence committed before such discharge from a personal insolvency procedure.

(3)

Chapter 3 of this part shall apply whether or not the

Bankruptcy Order is annulled, but proceedings in respect of an offence under Chapter 2 shall not be instituted after such annulment.

CHAPTER 2

Personal Insolvency

Part IX

Part X

Compromises

Part XI

Micro Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) Company Debt Restructuring Arrangements

Part XII

Part XIII

Part XIV

Cross - Border Insolvency

Part XV

Part XVI

Part XVII

Schedules