Appointment of person other than Official Assignee as trustee in bankruptcy
36.—(1)  The Court may, in the following circumstances, appoint a person other than the Official Assignee to be the trustee of a bankrupt’s estate:
(a)when making a bankruptcy order, and on the application under subsection (2) of the person who applied for the bankruptcy order;
[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023]
(b)at any time after the making of a bankruptcy order that has not been discharged or annulled, and on the application of any creditor, the bankrupt, the Official Assignee or any existing trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.
[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023]
(2)  A person applying for a bankruptcy order must apply to the Court for the appointment of a person other than the Official Assignee to be the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, unless the Official Assignee has consented to be the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.
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(3)  The official name of the trustee is —
(a)“the Trustee of the Estate of (name of bankrupt), a Bankrupt”; or
(b)“the Trustee in Bankruptcy of (name of bankrupt), a Bankrupt”.
(4)  [Deleted by Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023]