Bankruptcy (Amendment) Rules 2010

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Jul 2010

No. S 298

Bankruptcy Act

(Chapter 20)

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Rules 2010

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 (Amendment) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2010.

Deletion and substitution of rule 273

2. Rule 273 of the Bankruptcy Rules (R 1) is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Registers to be kept by Registrar

273.—(1) The Registrar shall keep one or more registers containing information relating to the following matters:

(a)	voluntary arrangements;
(b)	bankruptcy applications;
(c)	bankruptcy orders;
(d)	administration orders;
(e)	certificates of discharge and orders of discharge; and
(f)	bills of costs taxed by him under the Act or these Rules,

in such form, medium or mode as he thinks fit and shall make the entries in the registers as soon as is practicable after the relevant step in the proceedings to which the matter relates has taken place.

(2) Where a bankruptcy order is annulled by the court or by a certificate of the Official Assignee, the Registrar shall delete all entries in the register or registers relating to the annulled bankruptcy order.”.

Amendment of rule 274

3. Rule 274(1) of the Bankruptcy Rules is amended by deleting the words “The registers” and substituting the words “The register or registers”.

[G.N. No. S 213/2009]

Made this 1st day of June 2010.

CHAN LAI FUNG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 20/004/022 Vol. 1; AG/LLRD/SL/20/2010/1 Vol. 1]

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