Lawgist173Mutual credit and set-off
(1) Where before the bankruptcy commencement date, there have been mutual dealings between the bankrupt and any creditor, the bankruptcy trustee shall—
(a) take an account of what is due from each party to the other in respect of the mutual dealings and the sums due from one party shall be set-off against the sums due from the other; and
(b) only the balance shall be provable as a bankruptcy debt or as the amount payable to the bankruptcy trustee as part of the estate of the bankrupt.
(2) Sums due from the bankrupt to another party shall not be included in the account taken by the bankruptcy trustee under sub-section (1), if that other party had notice at the time they became due that an application for bankruptcy relating to the bankrupt was pending.
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- 149 Functions of bankruptcy trustee
- 150 Duties of bankrupt towards bankruptcy trustee
- 151 Rights of bankruptcy trustee
- 152 General powers of bankruptcy trustee
- 153 Approval of creditors for certain acts
- 154 Vesting of estate of bankrupt in bankruptcy trustee
- 155 Estate of bankrupt
- 156 Delivery of property and documents to bankruptcy trustee
- 157 Acquisition of control by bankruptcy trustee
- 158 Restrictions on disposition of property
- 159 After-acquired property of bankrupt
- 160 Onerous property of bankrupt
- 161 Notice to disclaim onerous property
- 162 Disclaimer of leaseholds
- 163 Challenge against disclaimed property
- 164 Undervalued transactions
- 165 Preference transactions
- 166 Effect of order
- 167 Extortionate credit transactions
- 168 Obligations under contracts
- 169 Continuance of proceedings on death of bankrupt
- 170 Administration of estate of deceased bankrupt
- 171 Proof of debt
- 172 Proof of debt by secured creditors
- 173 Mutual credit and set-off
- 174 Distribution of interim dividend
- 175 Distribution of property
- 176 Final dividend
- 177 Claims of creditors
- 178 Priority of payment of debts
