Section 73Part 13 — Discharge of a Bankrupt
How order of discharge pleaded and proved
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An order of discharge shall be sufficient evidence of the bankruptcy, and of the validity of the proceedings thereon; and in any proceedings that may be instituted against a bankrupt who has obtained an order of discharge in respect of any debt from which the bankrupt is released by such order, the bankrupt may plead that the cause of action occurred before the bankrupt’s discharge, and may give this Act and the special matter in evidence.