Singapore legislation

Regulation 92

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

Regulation 92

Non-appearance of applicant creditor or lack of prosecution of bankruptcy application

Amended byS 196/2022 wef 01/04/2022

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 196/2022 wef 01/04/2022

If the creditor making a bankruptcy application fails to appear on the hearing of the bankruptcy application or fails to prosecute the application diligently —

(a)

the application may be dismissed; and (b)no subsequent application against the same debtor (either alone or jointly with any other person) may be made by the same creditor in respect of the same debt without the permission of the Court.

Subregulation 2

Without limiting paragraph (1), where the bankruptcy application has been dismissed without a hearing by reason of the failure of the applicant creditor to attend the hearing, the application must not be restored to the list.

Regulation 92 — Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Personal Insolvency) Rules 2020