Bankruptcy (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2002

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 17 Oct 2002

No. S 550

Bankruptcy Act

(Chapter 20)

Bankruptcy (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2002

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 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2002.

Deletion and substitution of rule 4

2. Rule 4 of the Bankruptcy (Fees) Rules (R 3, 2002 Ed.) is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Method of payment

4. The payment of the fees under Table A in the Schedule may be made by such means as the Registrar of the Supreme Court may, from time to time, direct.”.

Amendment of Schedule

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

(a)

by deleting paragraph (b) of item 12 in Table A and substituting the following paragraphs:

“

(b) through remote access via commercial network by non-subscribers

$6; and

”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item 19 in Table B, the following paragraph:

“Note: The fees referred to in items 1 (b), 3 (1) and 4 are not inclusive of goods and services tax chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act (Cap. 117A), and the person responsible for paying such fees shall bear and pay to the Official Assignee any goods and services tax as may be chargeable on the supply of services in addition to such fees.”.

Made this 14th day of October 2002.

LIEW HENG SAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[Law 02/005/1.4 Vol. 2; AG/LEG/SL/20/1998/1 Vol. 1]

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