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331. Final meeting
(1) Subject as follows in this section and the next, this section applies where -
(a) it appears to the trustee that the administration of the bankrupt's estate in accordance with this Chapter is for practical purposes complete, and
(b) the trustee is not the official receiver.
(2) The trustee shall summon a final general meeting of the bankrupt's creditors which -
(a) shall receive the trustee's report of his administration of the bankrupt's estate, and
(b) shall determine whether the trustee should have his release under section 299 in Chapter III.
(3) The trustee may, if he thinks fit, give the notice summoning the final general meeting at the same time as giving notice under section 330(1); but, if summoned for an earlier date, that meeting shall be adjourned (and, if necessary, further adjourned) until a date on which the trustee is able to report to the meeting that the administration of the bankrupt's estate is for practical purposes complete.
(4) In the administration of the estate it is the trustee's duty to retain sufficient sums from the estate to cover the expenses of summoning and holding the meeting required by this section.