360 Obtaining credit; engaging in business
Insolvency Act 1986 (1986 c 45) | Legislation

360  Obtaining credit; engaging in business

(1)     The bankrupt is guilty of an offence if—

(a)     either alone or jointly with any other person, he obtains credit to the extent of the prescribed amount or more without giving the person from whom he obtains it the relevant information about his status; or

(b)     he engages (whether directly or indirectly) in any business under a name other than that in which he was [made] bankrupt without disclosing to all persons

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