carry out their responsibilities under the bankruptcy proceedings, the Official Receiver may apply to the court to delay the discharge from bankruptcy. If the court is in agreement, the bankruptcy order cannot end unless the suspension has been lifted and the time remaining on the bankruptcy period has run out. How assets are treated There is now a limit of 3 years (either from the date of the Bankruptcy Order or from when the Official Receiver/Trustee first became aware of the Bankrupt's interest in the property), during which the Trustee in Bankruptcy (this may be the Official Receiver but far more likely to be an Insolvency Practitioner, normally an accountant, since the Official Receiver's staff have little experience or training in the litigation involved) must deal with the debtor's main residence. There is no time limit for dealing with other assets or properties. If the Official Receiver fails to realize the property during this time, the property will revest in the (ex-)bankrupt. If it is believed that the debtor has brought about the bankruptcy through its own irresponsible or imprudent conduct, there are now more severe consequences. If this is the case, the Official Receiver can apply for a Bankruptcy Restriction Order, which may be applicable for between 2 and 15 years, in addition to the normal length of discharge. Examples of such situations are the failure to produce or retain records, incurring debts as a result of gambling and incurring debts that have arisen as a result of precarious or risky conjecture. Additionally, the usual cost to an individual that wishes to petition for their own bankruptcy has risen from £460 to £510 as of 1 April 2008. Provisions s 256: Duration of bankruptcy s 257: Post-discharge restrictions s 258: Investigation by official receiver s 259: Income payments order s 260: Income payments agreement s 261: Bankrupt's home s 262: Powers of trustee in bankruptcy s 263: Repeal of certain bankruptcy offences s 264: Individual voluntary arrangement s 265: Disqualification from office: justice of the peace s 266: Disqualification from office: Parliament s 267: Disqualification from office: local government s 268: Disqualification from office: general s 269: Minor and consequential amendments See also Office of Fair Trading References Enterprise Act 2002 (PDF) External links Explanatory notes to the Enterprise Act 2002 from the Office of Public Sector Information. United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2002 Insolvency law of the United