Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Bankruptcy) Regulations 2020
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“Bankruptcy Estates Account” means the Bankruptcy Estates Account kept by the Official Assignee under section 28 of the Act;
Definition
“Court” includes the Registrar when exercising the powers of the General Division of the High Court under the Act or the Personal Insolvency Rules;
Definition
“creditor’s bankruptcy application” includes a bankruptcy application made under section 287 of the Act by a nominee of a voluntary arrangement under Part 14 of the Act or a creditor bound by such voluntary arrangement;
Definition
“estate”, in relation to a trustee, means the estate of a bankrupt that is being or that has been administered by the trustee;
Definition
“Filing of Documents Regulations” means the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Filing, Lodgment and Submission of Documents) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 586/2020);
Definition
“Personal Insolvency Rules” means the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Personal Insolvency) Rules 2020 (G.N. No. S 585/2020).
Subregulation 2
In these Regulations, any reference to the Official Assignee does not include a reference to a trustee in bankruptcy, and any reference to a trustee in bankruptcy does not include a reference to the Official Assignee.
Subregulation 3
In these Regulations —
any reference to Part 3 of the Act is a reference to only those provisions in —
Division 1 of that Part concerning the Official Assignee; and
Division 2 of that Part; and
any reference to Part 22 of the Act is a reference to that Part only in the case of a debtor who is an individual.