Clause 2

by renumbering section 129 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsections:“(2) Where a bankrupt has changed his residential address and has made a report of the change under section 8 of the National Registration Act (Cap. 201) —

he shall be deemed to have informed the Official Assignee of the change of his residential address in compliance with subsection (1)(n); and

the new residential address as reported by him under section 8 of the National Registration Act shall, unless he informs the Official Assignee in writing to the contrary, be deemed to be his last known address for the purpose of subsection (3).(3) Any notice or process given or served upon the bankrupt at his last known address shall be deemed to have been duly given or served and shall be conclusive evidence of the fact of service.”; and

by repealing section 163 and substituting the following section:“List of undischarged bankrupts to be kept163.—

The Official Assignee shall maintain, in such form or manner as he thinks fit —

a list of undischarged bankrupts; and

a record of every bankruptcy order and every order rescinding, annulling or discharging any bankruptcy order,and may allow any person, on payment of the prescribed fee, to inspect or otherwise have access to any part of such list or record as the Official Assignee may determine.(2) Where the question arises as to whether a person is an undischarged bankrupt, a certificate from the Official Assignee stating whether or not that person is an undischarged bankrupt shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.”.