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StatuteBankruptcy Act 1966

Section 20F — Bankruptcy Act 1966: Moneys in Common Fund not held on account of particular estates etc.

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(1) No moneys in the Common Fund shall be held, or be deemed for any purpose to be held, on account of any particular estate or fund. (2) Investments made from moneys in the Common Fund shall not be made, and shall not be deemed for any purpose to be made, on account of any particular estate or fund. (3) Any capital appreciation or depreciation in the value of investments made from moneys in the Common Fund shall not increase or decrease the amount payable under this Act in respect of any estate or fund. (4) The making of a capital profit or capital loss on the realization of investments made from moneys in the Common Fund shall not increase or decrease the amount payable under this Act in respect of any estate or fund. (5) Interest derived from the investment of moneys in the Common Fund shall not increase the amount payable under this Act in respect of any estate or fund. (6) The Official Trustee shall cause accounts to be kept showing the amount in the Common Fund from time to time standing to the credit of each estate or fund in respect of which moneys have been paid into the Common Fund. (7) Moneys received or held by the Official Trustee as trustee of any estate or fund do not cease to be moneys in hand for the purposes of this Act by reason only that those moneys have been paid into or become part of the Common Fund. (8) In this section: estate means the estate of a bankrupt or of a deceased debtor. fund means a fund of moneys referred to in paragraph 20J(1)(b).

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