Singapore legislation

Clause 480

of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill

Clause 480

Amendment of Gas Act

The Gas Act (Cap. 116A, 2002 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Part VIIIA of the Companies Act (Cap. 50)” in section 33(3) and substituting the words “Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018”;

(b)

by deleting the words “section 254(2) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50)” in section 34(5) and substituting the words “section 125(2) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (b) of section 34(6) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)no judicial manager may be appointed under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to a gas licensee without the consent of the Authority;”;

(d)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 34(6)(c);

(e)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d) of section 34(6) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)no application under section 210 of the Companies Act or section 71 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 may be made by any person in relation to a gas licensee, unless that person has served 14 days’ written notice of that person’s intention to make the application on the Authority.”; and

(f)

by deleting subsection (7) of section 34 and substituting the following subsection:“(7) The Authority must be a party to —

(a)

any proceedings under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 relating to the winding up of the affairs of a gas licensee; or

(b)

any proceedings relating to the making of an order under section 210 of the Companies Act or section 71 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to a gas licensee.”.

Clause 480 — Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill