Prospective
General rule for discharge from pre-commencement bankruptcyF1E+W
4(1)A pre-commencement bankrupt is discharged from bankruptcy at whichever is the earlier of—
(a)the end of the period of one year beginning with commencement, and
(b)the end of the relevant period applicable to the bankrupt under section 279(1)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (duration of bankruptcy) as it had effect immediately before commencement.
(2)An order made under section 279(3) of that Act before commencement—
(a)shall continue to have effect in respect of the pre-commencement bankrupt after commencement, and
(b)may be varied or revoked after commencement by an order under section 279(3) as substituted by section 256 of this Act.
(3)Section 279(3) to (5) of that Act as substituted by section 256 of this Act shall have effect after commencement in relation to the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) above.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F1Act: for the words "solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland" wherever they occur there is substituted (prosp.) the words "solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland" by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5 [Editorial Note: this amendment will be carried through into the text of the Act at the same time as any other effects on the Act for the year in which the relevant commencement order (or first such order) is made]