Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936)75. Legal proceedings against estate |
| (1) | Any civil legal proceedings instituted against a debtor before the sequestration of his estate shall lapse upon the expiration of a period of three weeks as from the date of the first meeting of the creditors of that estate, unless the person who instituted those proceedings gave notice, within that period, to the trustee of that estate, or if no trustee has been appointed, to the Master, that he intends to continue those proceedings, and after the expiration of a period of three weeks as from the date of such notice, prosecutes those proceedings with reasonable expedition: Provided that the court in which the proceedings are pending may permit the said person (on such conditions as it may think fit to impose) to continue those proceedings even though he failed to give such notice within the said period, if it finds that there was a reasonable excuse for such failure. |
| (2) | After the confirmation, by the Master, of any trustee's account in an insolvent estate in terms of section one hundred and twelve, no person shall institute any legal proceedings against that estate in respect of any liability which arose before its sequestration: Provided that the court in which it is sought to institute proceedings may, on such conditions as it may think fit to impose, but subject to the provisions of the said section, permit the institution of such proceedings after the said confirmation, if it finds that there was a reasonable excuse for the delay in instituting such proceedings. |
