No. 7/2018 INSOLVENCY Cap.6:07 (3) The setting aside of a disposition made by a debtor in terms of section 24, 26 or 27 shall not discharge a surety for the debtor. 31 Set-off Where(a) two persons have entered into a transaction the result whereof is a set off, wholly or in part, of debts which they owe one another and the estate of one of them is liquidated within a period of six months after the taking place of the set off; or (b) a person who had a claim against another person (hereinafter in this section referred to as the debtor) has ceded that claim to a third person against whom the debtor had a claim at the time of the cession, with the result that the one claim has been set off, wholly or in part, against the other, and \Vithin a period of one year after the cession the estate of the debtor is liquidated; then the liquidator of the insolvent estate may in either case abide by the set off or may, if the set off was not effected in the ordinary course of business, disregard it and call upon the person in question to pay to the estate the debt which he or she would have owed it but for the set off, and thereupon that person is obliged to pay that debt and may prove a claim against the estate as if no set off had taken place. 32 Payment of debt to debtor after liquidation If on or after the date of liquidation of a debtor's estate a debtor of the insolvent pays to the insolvent a debt that was due before the date of liquidation, or otherwise fulfils any obligation towards the insolvent the cause of which arose before the date of liquidation, such payment or such fulfillment is of no force or effect, unless the debtor proves that it was made or done in good faith without knowledge on his or her part of the liquidation. 33 Institution of proceedings on behalf of insolvent estate (l) Proceedings for the setting aside of any disposition of property made by a debtor or for the recovery of any debt, asset, compensation, penalty or benefit of whatever kind for the benefit of the insolvent estate of the debtor may be instituted by the liquidator and, if the liquidator fails to take any such steps, they may be taken by any creditor on behalf of the insolvent estate upon having indemnified the liquidator against all costs thereof to the reasonable satisfaction of the liquidator. (2) If any creditor has taken proceedings under subsection (l), no creditor who was not a party to the proceedings may derive any benefit from any moneys or from the proceeds of any property recovered as a result of such proceedings before the claim and costs of every creditor who was a party to such proceedings have been paid in full. (3) In any such proceedings the debtor, or the management of a debtor, may be compelled to give evidence on a subpoena issued on the application of any party to the proceedings, or he or she may be called upon by the court to give evidence and section 57(6) applies with the necessary changes to the giving of evidence at such proceedings. (4) In any such proceedings under section 24 or 26 it is presumed, until the contrary has been proved, that the liabilities of the debtor exceeded the value of his or her assets at any time within one year before the date of the presentation of the application for liquidation. (5) When the court sets aside any disposition of property it must declare the liquidator entitled to recover the alienated property, or in default of such property the 226

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