46. The balance of a member’s general trust account, the funds of which have been blocked or otherwise disposed of in accordance with section 25, is distributed by the secretary general at the expiry of 60 days following the publication of a notice to that effect in a newspaper having general circulation in the location where the member has or had his professional domicile, among the claimants on a prorata basis according to the amounts of their claims allowed, up to the amount of the claim, less the indemnity under section 43.
The secretary general causes the notice to be published after one year has elapsed with no new claim having been filed in respect of the member.