Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Jan 2026 · Part II · Access of Foreign Representatives and Foreign Creditors to Courts in Malaysia
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The sole fact that an application under this Act is made to the Court by a foreign representative does not subject the foreign representative or the foreign property and affairs of a debtor to the jurisdiction of the Court for any purposes other than the application.
debtor
“debtor” means— (a) a corporation as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act 2016 but does not include limited liability partnership and foreign limited liability partnership; or (b) a corporation as defined in section 2 of the Labuan Companies Act 1990;
foreign representative
“foreign representative” means a person or body appointed, including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, and authorized in foreign proceedings to administer the reorganization or liquidation of a debtor’s property or affairs or to act as a representative of the foreign proceedings.
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