Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill

Clause 14

New section 63A

The Bankruptcy Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 63, the following section:“Expedited bankruptcy application63A. A creditor’s bankruptcy application which relies on a statutory demand may be made before the end of the period of 21 days referred to in section 62(a), if —

(a)

there is a serious possibility that the debtor’s property, or the value of all or any of the debtor’s property, will be significantly diminished during that period; and

(b)

the application contains a statement to that effect.”.

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