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385. Miscellaneous definitions

(1) The following definitions have effect -

“the court”, in relation to any matter, means the court to which, in accordance with section 373 in Part X and the rules, proceedings with respect to that matter are allocated or transferred;

“creditor's petition” means a bankruptcy petition under section 264(1)(a);

“criminal bankruptcy order” means an order under section 39(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973;

“debt”is to be construed in accordance with section 382(3);

“the debtor” -

(a) in relation to a proposal for the purposes of Part VIII, means the individual making or intending to make that proposal, and

(b) in relation to a bankruptcy petition, means the individual to whom the petition
relates;

“debtor's petition” means a bankruptcy petition presented by the debtor himself under section 264(1)(b);

“dwelling house” includes any building or part of a building which is occupied as a dwelling and any yard, garden, garage or outhouse belonging to the dwelling house and occupied with it;

“estate”, in relation to a bankrupt is to be construed in accordance with section 283 in Chapter II of Part IX;

“family”, in relation to a bankrupt, means the persons (if any) who are living with him and are dependent on him;

“secured” and related expressions are to be construed in accordance with section 383; and “the trustee”, in relation to a bankruptcy and the bankrupt, means the trustee of the bankrupt's estate.

“insolvency administration order” means an order for the administration in bankruptcy of the insolvent estate of a deceased debtor (being an individual at the date of his death);

“insolvency administration petition” means a petition for an insolvency administration order; and “the Rules” means the Insolvency Rules 1986

(2) References in this Group of Parts to a person's affairs include his business, if any.