Bankruptcy (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 20 Mar 1998

No. S 104

Bankruptcy Act

(Chapter 20)

Bankruptcy (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998

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

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Bankruptcy (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1998.

Amendment of Schedule

2. The Schedule to the Bankruptcy (Fees) Rules (R 3) is amended —

(a)

by deleting item 9 in Table A;

(b)

by deleting the words “on the ground that the debts have been paid in full” in item 15 in Table A;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after item 26 in Table A, the following items:

“27	On filing any affidavit, for each page or part thereof including any exhibit annexed thereto or produced therewith

(Note:

This fee is not payable on any affidavit filed by the Official Assignee or the trustee)

$1.

28	On filing an instrument of authority

$5.

29	On filing any document in the Registry unless such document is already stamped with a fee specified in this Schedule

$10.

30	On every application to set aside a statutory demand

$40.

31	On every appeal from a Registrar to a Judge in Chambers

(Note:

This fee is not payable on any appeal by the Official Assignee)

$150.

32	On every statement of affairs

$5.”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after item 15 in Table B, the following items:

“16	For taking or re-taking an affidavit or an affirmation or attestation upon honour in lieu of an affidavit or a declaration or an acknowledgment, for each person making the affidavit, affirmation or attestation

$5.

17	On every special proxy or voting paper

$1.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 2/97; S 205/97]

Made this 17th day of March 1998.

GOH KIM LEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 02/005/001 Vol. 8; OAPT A.012/73 Vol. 7; AG/LEG/SL/50/96/2 Vol. 1]

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