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Section 126: Any undischarged bankrupt commits an offence if-.
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(a) either alone or jointly with any other person,
he obtains credit to the extent of Le2,000,000
or more from any person without first
informing that person that he is an undischarged bankrupt;
(b) he engages in any trade or business under a
name or names other than that or those under
which he was adjudicated bankrupt and in
the course of such trade or business obtains
credit from any person without first
disclosing to the person the name or names
under which he was adjudicated bankrupt;
or
(c) he engages in any trade or business under a
name or names or other than that or those
under which he was adjudicated bankrupt
without first publishing, once in the Gazette,
and in three successive issues of two daily
newspapers, a notice containing the
following particulars:-
(i) the name or names under which he was
adjudicated bankrupt;
(ii) the last address at which he carried on
any trade or business prior to the
adjudication;
(iii) the name or names under which he
intends to carry on the trade or
business;
(iv) the nature of the trade or business which
he intends to carry on; and
(v) the address or addresses at which he
intends to carry it on,
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Le20,000,000
or a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both the fine
and imprisonment.
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