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Section 251Q: Fraudulent disposal of property

Insolvency Act 1986 · 1986 c. 45View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 7A: Debt relief orders

A person in respect of whom a debt relief order is made is guilty of an offence if he made or caused to be made any gift or transfer of his property during the period between—

the start of the period of two years ending with the application date; and
the end of the moratorium period.

The reference in subsection (1) to making a transfer of any property includes causing or conniving at the levying of any execution against that property.

A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if he proves that, in respect of the conduct constituting the offence, he had no intent to defraud or to conceal the state of his affairs.

For the purposes of subsection (3) a person is to be taken to have proved that he had no such intent if—

sufficient evidence is adduced to raise an issue as to whether he had such intent; and
the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.

It is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether or not the debt relief order in question is revoked after the conduct constituting an offence takes place (but no offence is committed by virtue of conduct occurring after the order is revoked).

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