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No. S 417

Bankruptcy Act

(CHAPTER 20)

Bankruptcy (Fees)
(Amendment) Rules 2018

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 (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2018 and come into operation on 2 July 2018.

Amendment of Schedule

2. Table B of the Schedule to the Bankruptcy (Fees) Rules (R 3) is amended by inserting, immediately after item 5, the following item:

“

5A.	The fee for processing any of the following payments by the Official Assignee other than by electronic transfer:

(a)	the payment of moneys to a creditor under section 117(1) of the Act

(b)	the payment of any surplus mentioned in section 122(1) of the Act to a bankrupt

(c)	the payment out of unclaimed moneys from the Insolvency Assistance Fund under section 165(4) of the Act to a claimant

”.

Transitional provision

3. Rule 2 does not apply in relation to any payment in respect of which the request for payment is made before 2 July 2018.

[G.N. Nos. S 550/2002; S 434/2003; S 740/2004; S 858/2005; S 48/2006; S 111/2012; S 611/2013; S 463/2014; S 360/2016]

Made on 22 June 2018.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW02/005/1.4 v4; AG/LEGIS/SL/20/2015/3 Vol. 1]