Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring) Rules 2020
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“committee of creditors” means a committee established under section 109 of the Act;
Definition
“committee of inspection” means a committee of inspection comprising or representing creditors and contributories appointed under section 151 of the Act or a committee of inspection appointed under section 169 of the Act;
Definition
“Court” includes the Registrar when exercising the powers of the General Division of the High Court under the Act or these Rules;
Definition
“Court-Ordered Winding Up Regulations” means the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Court-Ordered Winding Up) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 607/2020);
Definition
“filed” means filed in the Court;
Definition
“Form” means a form set out in the First Schedule, and a form referred to by a number (where such number may include alphanumeric characters) means the form so numbered in that Schedule;
Definition
“gazetted” means published in the Gazette;
Definition
“Judicial Management Regulations” means the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Judicial Management) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 606/2020);
Definition
“judicial manager” has the meaning given by section 88(1) of the Act;
Definition
“liquidator” includes a provisional liquidator;
Definition
“Registry” means the Registry of the Supreme Court;
Definition
“regulations” means —
the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Proofs of Debt in Schemes of Arrangement) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 604/2020);
the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Receivership) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 605/2020);
the Judicial Management Regulations;
the Court‑Ordered Winding Up Regulations; (e)the Voluntary Winding Up Regulations; and
the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Assignments of Proceeds of an Action) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 611/2020);
Definition
“Rules of Court” means the Rules of Court 2021 (G.N. No. S 914/2021) for the time being in force;
Definition
“scheme manager” and “scheme of arrangement” have the meanings given by section 61(1) of the Act;
Definition
“sealed” means sealed with the seal of the Court;
Definition
“Voluntary Winding Up Regulations” means the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Voluntary Winding Up) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 608/2020);
Definition
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
Subregulation 2
In these Rules —
any reference to Part 3 of the Act is a reference to only those provisions in —
Division 1 of that Part concerning the Official Receiver; and
Division 3 of that Part; and
any reference to Part 22 of the Act is a reference to that Part only in the case of a debtor that is a corporation.
Subregulation 3
Where an act is required in these Rules to be done a specified number of clear working days before or after a specified date, at least that number of working days must intervene between the day on which the act is done and that date.