Singapore legislation

Regulation 43

of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Personal Insolvency) Rules 2020

Regulation 43

Official Assignee’s reports to be prima facie evidence

Amended byS 196/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 196/2022 wef 01/04/2022

Where any of the following applications is made to the Court, any report filed by the Official Assignee in respect of the application is prima facie evidence of the matters contained in the report:

(a)

an application to annul a bankruptcy order;

(b)

an application for the discharge of a bankrupt under section 394 of the Act;

(c)

an application to prohibit the Official Assignee from issuing a certificate to discharge a bankrupt under section 395 of the Act;

(d)

an application to grant a bankrupt —

(i)

permission under section 148 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) to act as director, or take part in the management, of a corporation; or

(ii)

permission under section 34(1) of the Business Names Registration Act 2014 (Act 29 of 2014) to take part in, or be concerned in the management of, any business;

(e)

an application to appoint under rule 180 a person to appear for, represent or act for a bankrupt who is an incapacitated person.