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(1) The public register kept under section 47 hasâ(a) the purpose of providing information about bankrupts and discharged bankrupts; and (b) the further purposes specified in subsection (4).(2) The public register kept under section 336 hasâ(a) the purpose of providing information about persons subject to a current summary instalment order; and(b) the further purposes set out in subsection (4).(3) The public register kept under section 349 hasâ(a) the purpose of providing information about persons currently admitted to the no asset procedure and persons discharged from that procedure under section 358; and(b) the further purposes set out in subsection (4).(4) The further purposes of the public registers areâ(a) to facilitate the compliance, audit, and other supporting and administrative functions of the Official Receiver, the Cabinet Secretary, the Court or any other person under this Act or any other written law;(b) to facilitate the enforcement functions and the exercise of the powers of the Official Receiver, the Cabinet Secretary, the Court, or any other person under this Act or any other enactment; and(c) to provide statistical information and information for research purposes in relation to bankruptcy, summary instalment orders and the no asset procedure.
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