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Bankruptcy discharge and suspension. Which source period and facts apply?
One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
- Period
- One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch
- Trigger
- Actual bankruptcy commencement and any operative suspension order
- Rule
- Insolvency Act 1986 section 279
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Insolvency Act 1986 section 279. One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. This page requires the actual source branch and completion facts; it currently offers source guidance without an unqualified computed or paid result.
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Bankruptcy discharge and suspension. Which source period and facts apply?
One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Responsible actor. Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status.
Actual bankruptcy commencement and any operative suspension order
Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 279How does this provision count time?
- One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch
- Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation
- Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status must establish actual bankruptcy commencement and any operative suspension order. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. This is the stated status or restriction boundary, not an instruction to roll it automatically to the next court opening.
Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. Do not describe an office-closure adjustment as changing this status or disposal restriction without an applicable source provision and actual facts.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 279Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Insolvency Act 1986 section 279. One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. This page requires the actual source branch and completion facts; it currently offers source guidance without an unqualified computed or paid result.
Actual bankruptcy commencement and any operative suspension order. The responsible actor is bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status. One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Apply this source branch only after its stated prerequisites are established. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
The actual calendar includes a bank holiday or court closure while bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status considers bankruptcy discharge and suspension. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. Do not describe an office-closure adjustment as changing this status or disposal restriction without an applicable source provision and actual facts. Keep the applicable source period and the actual completion or status question separate. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280. Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual actor and event
- Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status. Actual bankruptcy commencement and any operative suspension order.
- Actual required act and material branch
- Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
- Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status. Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
- Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
Bankruptcy discharge and suspension. Which source period and facts apply?
What source period applies to bankruptcy discharge and suspension?
One year beginning with commencement under the ordinary section 279(1) branch. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 264Which actual event controls bankruptcy discharge and suspension?
Actual bankruptcy commencement and any operative suspension order. Bankrupt, trustee and official receiver identifying discharge status must preserve this event separately from planning, dispatch or an unrelated insolvency milestone. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 264What must the responsible actor establish for bankruptcy discharge and suspension?
Establish discharge status without treating it as a filing obligation. Section 279(3) permits a court suspension until a period ends or condition is fulfilled. The section 264(1)(d) petition route instead uses court discharge under 280.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 264Can every bankrupt assume ordinary one-year discharge?
No. Section 279(6) excludes the specified 264(1)(d) petition route from subsections 1–5 and requires court discharge under 280. Actual bankruptcy route matters.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 279Can failure to cooperate affect discharge timing?
Section 279(3) and(4) allow suspension on application where the bankrupt fails or is failing to comply with a relevant obligation. Retain the actual suspension terms.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 279Does discharge mean the bankruptcy order was annulled?
No. Section 279(7) preserves annulment powers separately. Discharge status must not be described as annulment or proof that every consequence has ended.
Insolvency Act 1986 section 279Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Insolvency Act 1986 section 279 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Insolvency Act 1986 section 264 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Insolvency Act 1986 section 280 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |