Section 9

On making a receiving order, the court, on application made by or on behalf of the petitioning creditor or any other person claiming to be a creditor, may detain the debtor if he is present, and if he is not present may order the debtor to be arrested and brought before the court by warrant addressed to any police officer or officer of the court, and unless the debtor, when so detained or brought before the court, gives security to the satisfaction of the court that he will not leave Singapore without the previous permission in writing of the Official Assignee or of the court, he may be committed to the civil prison and be there kept until the close of his public examination or until the court otherwise orders.

If a receiving order is made against a firm in the firm’s name no warrant to arrest any alleged partner in the firm shall issue, except upon the application of the petitioning or some other creditor and upon evidence on oath as to the persons who at the date of the receiving order are partners in the firm.

If any person arrested denies that he is a partner, the court shall order his release unless the petitioning or other creditor gives security, to the satisfaction of the court, to meet the probable damages if the person is found not to be a partner.

The cost of maintaining any debtor in prison under this section shall be prepaid by the applicant from time to time to the gaol authority, according to the cost of rations for the time being.