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Which act is regarded as the principle source of South African insolvency law?
Which act is regarded as the principle source of South African insolvency law?
- The Insolvency Act of 1936 (correct)
- The Magistrates’ Courts Act of 1944
- The National Credit Act of 2005
- The Companies Act of 1973
In South African insolvency law, what is the ultimate debt relief for over-indebted consumer debtors?
In South African insolvency law, what is the ultimate debt relief for over-indebted consumer debtors?
- Informal arrangements for debt relief
- Administration at a magistrate’s court
- Sequestration followed by rehabilitation (correct)
- Debt review conducted by a debt counsellor
What system of debt review was introduced by the National Credit Act of 2005?
What system of debt review was introduced by the National Credit Act of 2005?
- Administration at a magistrate’s court
- Debt review conducted by a debt counsellor (correct)
- Informal negotiations with creditors
- Debt counselling by a lawyer
What regulates the situation where a debtor cannot pay his debts or where his total liabilities exceed all his assets?
What regulates the situation where a debtor cannot pay his debts or where his total liabilities exceed all his assets?
Apart from sequestration, what alternative debt relief measures are available outside sequestration in South Africa?
Apart from sequestration, what alternative debt relief measures are available outside sequestration in South Africa?