Section 299(3)

A person other than the official receiver who has ceased to be the trustee shall have his release with effect from the following time, that is to say— in the following cases, the time at which notice is given to the prescribed person in accordance with the rules that that person has ceased to hold office — the person has been removed from office by a decision of the bankrupt's creditors and the creditors have not decided against his release, the person has died; in the following cases, such time as the Secretary of State may, on an application by the person, determine— the person has been removed from office by a decision of the bankrupt's creditors and the creditors have decided against his release, the person has been removed from office by the court or by the Secretary of State, the person has vacated office under section 298(6); in the case of a person who has resigned, such time as may be prescribed; in the case of a person who has vacated office under section 298(8)— if any of the bankrupt's creditors objected to the person's release before the end of the period for so objecting prescribed by the rules, such time as the Secretary of State may, on an application by that person, determine, and otherwise, the time at which the person vacated office.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04