Bankruptcy (Costs) (Revocation) Rules 2020

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 23 Jul 2020

No. S 572

Bankruptcy Act

(CHAPTER 20)

Bankruptcy
(Costs) (Revocation) Rules 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 166 of the Bankruptcy Act, the Minister for Law makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Bankruptcy (Costs) (Revocation) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 30 July 2020.

Revocation

2. The Bankruptcy (Costs) Rules (R 2) are revoked.

Saving and transitional provision

3. Despite rule 2, the Bankruptcy (Costs) Rules as in force immediately before 30 July 2020 continue to apply to or in relation to the following:

(a)	any application for an interim order made under section 45 of the Act before that date;
(b)	any bankruptcy application made before that date and any bankruptcy arising from such an application;
(c)	any application for an order for the administration in bankruptcy of a deceased debtor’s estate under section 148 of the Act made before that date and any administration in bankruptcy arising from such an application;
(d)	any application for a second or subsequent bankruptcy order against a bankrupt made before, on or after that date, where the bankrupt is adjudged a bankrupt pursuant to a bankruptcy order made under the Act, and any second or subsequent bankruptcy arising from such an application;
(e)	any proceedings arising from a request to the High Court, received before that date, seeking aid in respect of an order of a court of Malaysia having jurisdiction in bankruptcy and insolvency;
(f)	any proceedings arising from the vesting, pursuant to section 152 of the Act, in the Official Assignee of Malaysia of property situate in Singapore of a person who is adjudged bankrupt by a court in Malaysia before that date.

Made on 21 July 2020.

LOH KHUM YEAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 06/011/004; AG/LEGIS/SL/20/2015/4 Vol. 1]

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