Singapore legislation

Regulation 74

of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Bankruptcy) Regulations 2020

Regulation 74

Notice of intended dividend

Subregulation 1

Before declaring a dividend to creditors of a bankrupt’s estate, the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate must —

(a)

cause a notice of the trustee’s intention to do so (called in this Division the notice of intended dividend) to be published in a local newspaper or in any other manner that the trustee thinks fit; and

(b)

send the notice of intended dividend to the last known address of every creditor mentioned in the bankrupt’s statement of affairs who has not proved the creditor’s debt.

Subregulation 2

The notice of intended dividend —

(a)

must be in Form BR-17; and (b)must specify the latest date by which a creditor’s proof may be filed, beyond which the creditor cannot prove the creditor’s debt in the bankruptcy according to section 347(2) of the Act.