Publication of names of debtors who cannot be found
17 Publication of names of debtors who cannot be found
If the whereabouts of a debtor cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained, the Chief Recovery Officer may cause a notice to be published on a website determined by the Chief Recovery Officer, and in such other manner (if any) as the Chief Recovery Officer thinks fit, seeking information as to the debtor's whereabouts.
A notice under subsection (1)—
must be in a form determined by the Chief Recovery Officer; and
must not include any information relating to the debtor other than the debtor's—
actual name and any assumed name; and
last known and former addresses; and
date of birth.
However, a notice cannot be published under this section in relation to a debtor if the debtor is—
a youth; or
subject to a suppression order; or
a protected person.
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