Bankruptcy Act · 2009 Revised Edition · Part X · Bankruptcy Offences
147. Supplementary provisions
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It shall not be a defence in proceedings for an offence under this Act that anything relied on, in whole or in part, as constituting that offence was done outside Singapore.
In a charge for an offence under this Act, it shall be sufficient to set forth the substance of the offence charged in the words of this Act, specifying the offence or as near thereto as circumstances admit, without alleging or setting forth any debt, demand, application or any proceedings in, or order, warrant or document of any court acting under this Act.
debt
“debt” means any debt, or any liability to pay money, which is unsecured, present, certain, and of an amount that is fixed or liquidated;
Where a bankrupt has been guilty of any offence under this Act, he shall not be exempt from being proceeded against therefor by reason that he has obtained his discharge or that the bankruptcy order made against him has been annulled or rescinded.
bankrupt
“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;