Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Power of arrest and seizure
(1)
Where the court is satisfied —
on an application of the Official Assignee; or
that there are reasonable grounds for believing,that any person against whom a bankruptcy application has been made or a bankruptcy order made —
has absconded, or is about to abscond, with a view to avoiding or delaying the payment of any of his debts or his appearance to a bankruptcy application or to avoiding, delaying or disrupting any proceedings in bankruptcy against him or any examination of his affairs;
is about to remove his goods with a view to preventing or delaying possession being taken of them by the Official Assignee;
has concealed or destroyed, or is about to conceal or destroy, any of his goods or any books, papers or records which might be of use to his creditors in the course of his bankruptcy or in connection with the administration of his estate;
has, without the leave of the Official Assignee, removed any goods in his possession which exceed $200 in value; or
has failed, without reasonable excuse, to attend any examination ordered by the court,the court may cause a warrant to be issued to a police officer for his arrest or for the seizure of any books, papers, records, money or goods in his possession, and upon his arrest, may authorise him to be kept in custody, and anything seized under such a warrant to be held, in accordance with the rules, until such time as the court may order.
(2)
Where a person has been arrested under this section, the court may order his release, either with or without security to the satisfaction of the court that he will abide by such conditions as the court may think fit to impose.
(3)
The proceeds of the realisation of any security given on breach by such person of any of the conditions of the security shall be deemed to be his property and shall vest in the Official Assignee where such person is an undischarged bankrupt or, where he is not such, in the event of his bankruptcy.