Singapore legislation

Clause 110

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 110

Amendment of Debtors Act

The Debtors Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “a writ of execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “an enforcement order”:Section 3;

(b)

by deleting the word “execution” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “enforcement”:Section 4(1)Section 6(2)Section 13(1) (including the proviso)Section 17(1)(c);

(c)

by deleting the words “order for committal” in the following provision and substituting the words “committal order”:Section 8(1);

(d)

by deleting the words “issue execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “issue an enforcement order”:Section 12;

(e)

by deleting the word “plaintiff” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “claimant”:Section 13(1)Section 17(1)Section 21(1);

(f)

by deleting the word “plaintiff’s” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “claimant’s”:Section 13(1) (proviso)Section 21(1);

(g)

by deleting the words “a writ of summons” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “an originating claim”:Section 17(1);

(h)

by deleting the words “seized in execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “seized under or pursuant to an enforcement order”:Section 17(4);

(i)

by deleting the words “be liable to execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “be liable to being taken under or pursuant to an enforcement order”:Section 20;

(j)

by deleting the words “had issued execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “had obtained an enforcement order”:Section 20;

(k)

by deleting the word “execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “being taken under or pursuant to enforcement order”:Section 20 (section heading);

(l)

by deleting the words “writ of seizure and sale” in the following provision and substituting the words “enforcement order for seizure and sale of property”:Section 23(1) (proviso);

(m)

by deleting the words “subpoena as a witness” in the following provision and substituting the words “issue an order to attend court against”:Section 24(3);

(n)

by deleting the words “Subpoena for witness” in the following provision and substituting the words “Order to attend court”:Section 24(3) (subsection heading); and

(o)

by deleting the words “ex parte” in the following provision and substituting the words “in the absence of the judgment debtor”:Section 24(5)(b).

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