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Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936)

147. Offences committed by insolvent in different provinces may be tried at his place of business or residence

 

(1) Any court of law which has jurisdiction to try an insolvent in respect of an offence under this Act committed at the place where the insolvent mainly carried on business or resided at the time of the commission of the offence, shall have jurisdiction to try the insolvent in respect of such an offence committed anywhere in the Republic.

 

(2) In subsection (1) "insolvent" includes a person who is liable under subsection (1) of section one hundred and forty-three.