Bankruptcy Act · s 115A

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115A.
(1) The Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare that the Government of Brunei Darussalam has entered into an agreement with the governments of Malaysia and Singapore for the recognition by each government of the Official Assignees in bankruptcy appointed by the other government.
(2) From the date of that notification, where any person has been adjudged a bankrupt by a court in Malaysia or Singapore, as the case may be, such property of the bankrupt situate in Brunei Darussalam as would, if he had been adjudged bankrupt in Brunei Darussalam, vest in the Official
Assignee of Malaysia or Singapore, as the case may be, shall vest in the
Official Assignee appointed by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore, and all Courts in Brunei Darussalam shall recognise the title of such Official
Assignee to such property.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply where a bankruptcy application has been made against the bankrupt in Brunei Darussalam until the application has been dismissed or withdrawn or the bankruptcy order has been rescinded or annulled.
(4) The production of an order of adjudication purporting to be certified, under the seal of the Court in Malaysia or Singapore making the order, by the registrar of that Court, or of a copy of the official Gazette of
Malaysia or Singapore containing a notice of an order adjudging that person a bankrupt shall be conclusive proof in all Courts in Brunei Darussalam of the order having been duly made and of its date.
(5) The Official Assignee of Malaysia or Singapore may sue and be sued in any Court in Brunei Darussalam by the official names of "the Official
Assignee of the Property of (name of bankrupt), a Bankrupt under the Law of
Malaysia, or "the Official Assignee of the Property of (name of bankrupt)
under the Law of Singapore".
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s 115A

(1)

The Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare that the Government of Brunei Darussalam has entered into an agreement with the governments of Malaysia and Singapore for the recognition by each government of the Official Assignees in bankruptcy appointed by the other government.

(2)

From the date of that notification, where any person has been adjudged a bankrupt by a court in Malaysia or Singapore, as the case may be, such property of the bankrupt situate in Brunei Darussalam as would, if he had been adjudged bankrupt in Brunei Darussalam, vest in the Official

Assignee of Malaysia or Singapore, as the case may be, shall vest in the

Official Assignee appointed by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore, and all Courts in Brunei Darussalam shall recognise the title of such Official

Assignee to such property.

(3)

Subsection (2) does not apply where a bankruptcy application has been made against the bankrupt in Brunei Darussalam until the application has been dismissed or withdrawn or the bankruptcy order has been rescinded or annulled.

(4)

The production of an order of adjudication purporting to be certified, under the seal of the Court in Malaysia or Singapore making the order, by the registrar of that Court, or of a copy of the official Gazette of

Malaysia or Singapore containing a notice of an order adjudging that person a bankrupt shall be conclusive proof in all Courts in Brunei Darussalam of the order having been duly made and of its date.

(5)

The Official Assignee of Malaysia or Singapore may sue and be sued in any Court in Brunei Darussalam by the official names of "the Official

Assignee of the Property of (name of bankrupt), a Bankrupt under the Law of

Malaysia, or "the Official Assignee of the Property of (name of bankrupt)

under the Law of Singapore".

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