Singapore legislation
Regulation 137
of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Personal Insolvency) Rules 2020
Regulation 137
Application under section 392 or 394 of Act made by persons other than Official Assignee
Subregulation 1
This rule applies when a person other than the Official Assignee applies for an annulment of a bankruptcy order under section 392 of the Act or the discharge of a bankrupt under section 394 of the Act.
Subregulation 2
The affidavit supporting the application must state the following:
whether the bankrupt has filed the bankrupt’s statement of affairs;
the number of creditors and whether they have proved their debts;
whether the bankrupt has disclosed all the bankrupt’s assets to the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, and whether the assets have been realised;
whether any dividend has been declared and if so, the amount of the dividend;
the grounds of the application.
Subregulation 3
Unless the applicant is the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, the applicant must serve a sealed copy of the application and a copy of the affidavit supporting the application personally on the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.
Subregulation 4
The trustee of the bankrupt’s estate must give notice of the application to —
every creditor who has filed a proof of debt in respect of the bankruptcy; and
in a case where the application is made before the expiry of the period mentioned in section 347(2) of the Act — every creditor who is mentioned in the statement of the bankrupt’s affairs but has not filed a proof of debt.