Singapore legislation

Section 527

of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018

Section 527

Other saving and transitional provisions

(1)

Despite anything in this Act, a person who is a qualified person may undertake the relevant work corresponding to the person’s qualification —

(a)

for a period of 6 months after 30 July 2020; and

(b)

if, within the period in paragraph (a), the person applies for a licence under section 51, until the earlier of the following:

(i)

the date on which the licensing officer grants the licence to the person;

(ii)

the date on which the application is finally refused or withdrawn.

(2)

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

(3)

In this section —

Definition

“qualified person” means —

(a)

a person (each called in this subsection an approved liquidator) —

(i)

belonging to a class of persons declared, under section 9(1) of the Companies Act 1967 as in force immediately before 30 July 2020, to be approved liquidators; or

(ii)

who is approved as a liquidator under section 9(2) of the Companies Act 1967 as in force immediately before that date;

(b)

a public accountant; or

(c)

a solicitor;

Definition

“relevant work” means —

(a)

in relation to a qualified person who is an approved liquidator, acting as a liquidator or provisional liquidator, or as a receiver or manager, under this Act;

(b)

in relation to a qualified person who is a public accountant, acting as a judicial manager or interim judicial manager, a trustee of a bankrupt’s estate or a nominee under a voluntary arrangement, under this Act; or

(c)

in relation to a qualified person who is a solicitor, acting as a trustee of a bankrupt’s estate or a nominee under a voluntary arrangement, under this Act.