Section 8
Section 33b of the principal Act is amended—
of Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2023
(a)
in subsection (2a)—
(i)
in paragraph (c), by deleting the word “and” at the end of the paragraph;
(ii)
in paragraph (d), by substituting for the full stop at the end of the paragraph a semicolon; and
(iii)
by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraphs:
“(e) a bankrupt who is incapable of managing himself and his affairs due to any mental disorder, as certified by a psychiatrist from any government hospital; and
(f)
a bankrupt aged seventy years and above and in the opinion of the Director General of
Insolvency, is incapable of contributing to the administration of his estate.”; and
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(b)
by inserting after subsection (6) the following subsection:
“(7) For the purposes of paragraph (2a)(e),
“mental disorder” and “psychiatrist” have the meaning assigned to them in the Mental Health Act 2001
[Act 615].”.
Amendment of section 33c