Singapore legislation
Regulation 87
of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Personal Insolvency) Rules 2020
Regulation 87
Date of hearing of creditor’s bankruptcy application
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), a creditor’s bankruptcy application must not be heard until the expiration of 7 clear days, or such longer time as the Court may direct, after the service of the application.
Subregulation 2
The Court may, on such terms as it thinks fit, hear the creditor’s bankruptcy application at an earlier date where —
(a)
the Court is satisfied that the debtor has absconded;
(b)
the Court is satisfied that it is a proper case for an expedited hearing; or
(c)
the debtor consents to a hearing being held before the expiry of the 7 clear days mentioned in paragraph (1).