Insolvency Act · s 133

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s 133Power to arrest absconding contributory

The Court, at any time either before or after making a winding up order, on proof of probable cause for believing that a contributory is about to —

(a)

leave Brunei Darussalam or otherwise to abscond; or

(b)

remove or conceal any of his property for the purpose of evading payment of calls, may cause the contributory to be arrested and his books and papers and movable personal property to be seized and him and them to be kept safely until such time as the Court may order.