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BANKRUPTCY REGULATIONS 2021 (F2021L00261) - REG 32

Disclaimer of onerous property

             (1)  A notice of disclaimer under subsection 133(1) or (1A) of the Act must:

                     (a)  adequately identify both of the following:

                              (i)  the bankrupt to whom the notice relates;

                             (ii)  the property or contract being disclaimed; and

                     (b)  in the case of disclaimer, without the leave of the Court, of a lease--set out facts showing that subsection 133(4) of the Act has been complied with; and

                     (c)  in the case of disclaimer, without the leave of the Court, of a contract--set out facts showing that the contract is, for the purposes of subsection 133(5A) of the Act, an unprofitable contract.

             (2)  A trustee who gives a notice of disclaimer under subsection 133(1) or (1A) of the Act must give the notice to each person who, to the trustee's knowledge:

                     (a)  in the case of disclaimer of property--has an interest in the property; or

                     (b)  in the case of disclaimer of a contract--is:

                              (i)  entitled to a benefit of, or right under, the contract; or

                             (ii)  subject to a burden or liability under the contract.

             (3)  A failure to comply with subsection (1) or (2) does not affect the validity of a notice of disclaimer under subsection 133(1) or (1A) of the Act.



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