Singapore legislation

Section 34

of Bankruptcy Act

Section 34

Qualifications for appointment as trustee

No person shall be appointed as a trustee in bankruptcy unless he satisfies the court that —

(a)

he is —

(i)

registered as a public accountant under the Accountants Act (Cap. 2);

(ii)

an advocate and solicitor; or

(iii)

such other person as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe; and

(b)

he has not been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty punishable on conviction by imprisonment for 3 months or more,and he has consented in writing to being appointed as a trustee.

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