Singapore legislation

Section 215K

of Companies Act 1967

Section 215K

Transfer of money or other consideration paid under terms of amalgamation to Official Receiver

Amended by36/201436/201440/2018

(1)

Where the terms of any amalgamation proposal that is approved under section 215C, or is deemed to be approved under section 215D, provide for any money or other consideration to be held by or on behalf of any party to the amalgamation in trust for any person, the person holding the money or other consideration may, after the expiration of 2 years and must before the expiration of 10 years from the date on which, the money or other consideration was received by the person, transfer the money or other consideration to the Official Receiver.

Amended by36/2014

(2)

The Official Receiver must —

(a)

deal with any moneys received under subsection (1) as if the moneys were paid to the Official Receiver under section 197 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018; and

(b)

sell or dispose of any other consideration received under subsection (1) in such manner as the Official Receiver thinks fit and must deal with the proceeds of such sale or disposal as if it were moneys paid to the Official Receiver under section 197 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

Amended by36/201440/2018