Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

by deleting the words “Sections 19, 24, 108, 113, 116, 125 and 165” in section 36(3) and substituting the words “Sections 19, 24, 95A, 108, 113, 116, 123A, 125 and 165”; and

by deleting the words “the debts which have been paid” in section 123(1)(b) and substituting the words “both the debts”.

by deleting the words “Official Assignee” wherever they appear in paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) and substituting in each case the words “Official Receiver”;

by deleting the words “or Official Receiver under the Bankruptcy Act or” in paragraph (e); and

by deleting the marginal reference “Cap. 20.” in paragraph (e).

The Authority may, in its discretion, compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from any person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $10,000.(2) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.(3) The Authority may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.(4) All sums collected under this section shall be paid to the Authority.Jurisdiction of District Court16B. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), a District Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and shall have power to impose the full penalty or punishment in respect of the offence.”.

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1) of section 4, the following subsection:“(1A) In addition to the powers and duties under subsection (1), the Public Trustee may undertake such other functions and duties relating to victims of motor accidents and their claims to compensation as the Minister may assign to him.”; and

by deleting subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 23 and substituting the following subsection:“(2) All rules made under this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.”.

the property of the society shall forthwith vest either in the Official Receiver or, if any other officer is appointed for the purpose of winding up by the Minister in the notification of the order, then in that officer; and

the Official Receiver or that other officer shall proceed to wind up the affairs of the society and, after satisfying and providing for all debts and liabilities of the society and the costs of winding up, shall pay the surplus assets, if any, of the society —

where the Minister so directs, into the Consolidated Fund; and

in the absence of a direction by the Minister, to the members of the society according to the rules of the society.(1A) For the purposes of the winding up of the affairs of the society, the Official Receiver or that other officer shall have all the powers vested in the Official Receiver under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) for the purpose of the discovery of the property of a debtor and the realisation thereof, and the provisions of that Act shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the winding up of the affairs of the society under this Act.”.

by deleting the words “Official Assignee in Bankruptcy” in subsection (1)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “Official Receiver”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) For the purpose of winding up the affairs of the trade union, the Official Receiver shall have all the powers vested in the Official Receiver under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) for the purpose of discovery of the property of a debtor, the realisation thereof and the winding up of a company, and the provisions of that Act shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the winding up of the affairs of a trade union under this Act.”.