Singapore legislation
Section 58
Section 58
Vesting and transfer of property
(1)
The property of the bankrupt shall pass from Official Assignee to Official Assignee, and shall vest in the Official Assignee for the time being during his continuance in office, without any conveyance, assignment or transfer whatever.
(2)
All dealings with property which has been or is vested under this Act in the Official Assignee for the time being, and all deeds, agreements, instruments, acts and things necessary or expedient for the purposes of those dealings, shall, if they were or are transacted, made, entered into, signed, perfected or done by an officer appointed for the time being under section 70 to act for or in the place of the Official Assignee or to be an Assistant Official Assignee, be deemed to have been and shall be of the same force and effect and as valid for all intents and purposes as they would have been or would be if transacted, made, entered into, signed, perfected or done by the Official Assignee personally.