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Part 5A · Simplified Restructuring of Debts

72L. General provisions as to Restructuring Advisers

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 2 amendments in all.

The duties of the Restructuring Adviser of a company (in simplified debt restructuring) include the following:

(aa)

to send to every creditor of the company (whose name and address are provided by the company to the Restructuring Adviser) any notification that must be sent to the creditors under this Part;

(a)

to assist the company to formulate a proposed compromise or arrangement between the company and its creditors or any class of those creditors;

(b)

if the Restructuring Adviser is of the view that the proposed compromise or arrangement mentioned in paragraph (a) is feasible and merits consideration by the company’s creditors — to assist the company in seeking agreement to the proposed compromise or arrangement from the creditors of the company;

(c)

to send to every creditor of the company (whose name and address are provided by the company to the Restructuring Adviser) copies of all documents that are required for obtaining the approval of the creditors of a compromise or an arrangement;

(d)

to take such steps to supervise the holding of the meeting of the company and its creditors specified in section 72M as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 72V;

(e)

as soon as practicable after the completion by the company of or the discharge of the company from the simplified debt restructuring programme, submit a report to the Official Receiver in such form, and containing such information, as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 72V.

Report

Part 6

Corporate Insolvency — Receivership

Part 7

Judicial Management

Part 8

Winding Up

Part 9

Provisions Applicable in Judicial Management and Winding Up

Part 10

Winding Up of Unregistered Companies and Liquidation or Dissolution of Foreign Companies

Part 10A

Simplified Winding Up

Part 11

Cross-Border Insolvency

Part 12

General Provisions Applicable to Parts 4 to 11

Part 13

Bankruptcy — Preliminary

Part 14

Voluntary Arrangements

Part 15

Debt Repayment Scheme

Part 16

Proceedings in Bankruptcy

Part 17

Administration in Bankruptcy

Part 18

Annulment and Discharge

Part 19

Duties, Disqualification and Disabilities of Bankrupt

Part 20

Bankruptcy Offences

Part 21

Bankruptcy Miscellaneous Provisions

Part 22

Provisions Against Debt Avoidance and Limitation on Certain Contractual Rights

Part 23

Miscellaneous and General Provisions

Part 24

Consequential and Related Amendments to Other Acts

Part 25

Saving and Transitional Provisions

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