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131. Disabilities of bankrupt
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Where a bankrupt has not obtained his discharge —
bankrupt
Defined · s 2
“bankrupt” means —(a)the individual debtor who has been adjudged bankrupt by a bankruptcy order; or(b)where a bankruptcy order has been made against a firm, each of the partners in the firm;
(a)
he shall be incompetent to maintain any action, other than an action for damages in respect of an injury to his person, without the previous sanction of the Official Assignee; and
(b)
he shall not leave, remain or reside outside Singapore without the previous permission of the Official Assignee.
(2)
A bankrupt who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.