Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

New section 88A

The Bankruptcy Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 88, the following section:“Where no procedure laid down88A.—

(1)

In any matter of procedure or practice not provided for in this Act or any rules made thereunder, the procedure and practice for the time being in use or in force in the Supreme Court shall, as nearly as may be, be followed and adopted.(2) In any such matter where it is not possible to apply subsection (1), the court may make orders and give such directions as are likely to secure substantial justice between the parties.”.