Attendance of debtor
14.—(1)  A debtor must be present at every meeting of the debtor’s creditors convened by the Official Assignee unless the debtor has obtained the prior permission of the Official Assignee to be absent from the meeting.
(2)  If the debtor fails to attend any meeting of creditors convened by the Official Assignee under section 291(2) of the Act without having obtained the prior permission of the Official Assignee to be absent from the meeting, the Official Assignee may, if the Official Assignee thinks fit after having given the debtor a reasonable opportunity to show cause for the debtor’s absence, report to the Court under section 289(2)(e) of the Act the debtor’s unsuitability for the debt repayment scheme.
(3)  If the debtor fails to attend any meeting of creditors convened by the Official Assignee under section 295(2) of the Act without having obtained the prior permission of the Official Assignee to be absent from the meeting, the Official Assignee may, if the Official Assignee thinks fit after having given the debtor a reasonable opportunity to show cause for the debtor’s absence, issue a certificate of failure in respect of the debtor.