Singapore legislation

Regulation 26

of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Debt Repayment Scheme) Regulations 2020

Regulation 26

Modification of debt repayment plan

Subregulation 1

A debtor or creditor who makes a request to the Official Assignee under section 295(1) of the Act for the modification of a debt repayment plan in respect of the debtor must pay the appropriate fee.

Subregulation 2

Before the Official Assignee modifies a debt repayment plan under section 295(1) of the Act in respect of a debtor, the Official Assignee must consider —

(a)

whether there has been a change in the monthly income or expenditure of the debtor; and

(b)

whether the debtor is employed.

Subregulation 3

Where a debtor requests that a modification be made by the Official Assignee to the debt repayment plan in respect of the debtor by reason of a material change in the debtor’s circumstances, the Official Assignee may require the debtor to provide proof of such change.

Subregulation 4

The Official Assignee may modify a debt repayment plan by doing all or any of the following:

(a)

increasing or reducing the total debt to be repaid by the debtor under the debt repayment plan;

(b)

increasing or reducing the amounts to be paid periodically by the debtor under the debt repayment plan;

(c)

including a proved and admitted debt of a creditor not previously bound by the debt repayment plan;

(d)

extending the repayment period of the debt repayment plan subject to section 295(6) of the Act;

(e)

reducing the period of the debt repayment plan.