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AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023

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Type
Amendment Act
Status
In force
Enacted
2023
Sections
17
Languages
MS · EN

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About this amendment act

AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1695 2023, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2023.

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Preamble

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  1. Suatu Akta untuk meminda Akta Insolvensi 1967. [ ] DIPERBUAT oleh Parlimen Malaysia seperti yang berikut: Tajuk ringkas dan permulaan kuat kuasa

Seksyen 2

Akta Insolvensi 1967 [Akta 360], yang disebut “Akta ibu”

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dalam Akta ini, dipinda dalam seksyen 2 dengan memasukkan selepas takrif “Registrar” takrif yang berikut:

‘ “remote communication technology” has the meaning assigned to it in the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 [Act 91];’.

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Seksyen 3

Pindaan seksyen 15

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(a)

dalam nota bahu, dengan menggantikan perkataan

“First and other meetings of creditors” dengan perkataan “Meeting of creditors”;

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dengan menggantikan perkataan “a general meeting of his creditors, in this Act referred to as the first meeting of creditors, shall” dengan perkataan

“, a meeting of creditors may”; dan

(ii)

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “bankrupt’s property” perkataan “, and for any other purpose as may be prescribed”; dan

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(c)

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“first and other meetings of creditors” dengan perkataan

“meeting of creditors”.

Pindaan seksyen 17

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Pindaan seksyen 18

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(a)

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“meeting of the creditors” dengan perkataan “meeting of creditors”;

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(b)

dalam subseksyen (3), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “subsequent meeting” perkataan “of creditors”;

dan

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(c)

dalam subseksyen (4), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “subsequent meeting” perkataan “of creditors”.

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Pindaan seksyen 25

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Seksyen 6

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Subseksyen 25(1) Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “their first meeting or any adjournment thereof”

dengan perkataan “any meeting of creditors”.

Seksyen 7

Pindaan seksyen 27

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Subseksyen 27(1) Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “the first meeting of his creditors and any subsequent meeting of his creditors” dengan perkataan “a meeting of creditors”.

Seksyen 8

Pindaan seksyen 33b

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(i)

dalam perenggan (c), dengan memotong perkataan “and” di hujung perenggan itu;

(ii)

dalam perenggan (d), dengan menggantikan noktah di hujung perenggan itu dengan koma bernoktah; dan

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(iii)

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (d)

perenggan yang berikut:

“(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

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(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.”; dan

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(b)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (6) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(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].”.

Pindaan seksyen 33c

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Seksyen 9

Seksyen 33c Akta ibu dipinda—

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(a)

dalam nota bahu, dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan

“Automatic discharge” perkataan “and suspension of automatic discharge”;

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(b)

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  A bankrupt shall be—

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(a)

discharged automatically from bankruptcy on the expiration of three years from the date of the submission of the statement of affairs under subsection 16(1)—

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(i)

if the bankrupt has paid the sum of money determined by the Director

General of Insolvency, for the purposes of the administration of the bankrupt’s estate, having regard to the financial ability of the bankrupt; and

(ii)

if the bankrupt has complied with the requirement to render an account of moneys and property to the

Director General of Insolvency under paragraph 38(1)(b); or

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(b)

suspended from the automatic discharge on the expiration of three years from the date of the submission of the statement of affairs under subsection 16(1) for a period not exceeding two years if the bankrupt has failed to comply with his duties and obligations under the Act.”;

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(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “Contribution of the bankrupt’s provable debt referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be determined by the

Director General of Insolvency and” dengan perkataan “For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), in determining the sum of money to be paid by the bankrupt,”;

(iii)

dalam perenggan (e), dengan memotong perkataan

“and” di hujung perenggan itu;

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(iv)

dalam perenggan (f), dengan menggantikan noktah di hujung perenggan itu dengan perkataan “; and”; dan

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(v)

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (f)

perenggan yang berikut:

“(g)  the debt provable in bankruptcy.”;

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(d)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (2) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2a)  For the purposes of subsection (2) and the administration of the bankrupt’s estate, the Director

General of Insolvency may request the bankrupt to provide such further information as may be determined by the

Director General of Insolvency including information in respect of the income, expected income and properties of the bankrupt.”;

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(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “a discharge under this section” dengan perkataan “an automatic discharge under paragraph (1)(a)”;

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(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “the discharge to each of his creditors” dengan perkataan

“automatic discharge on each creditor who has filed a proof of debts”; dan

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(iii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “subsection (1)”

dengan perkataan “paragraph (1)(a)”;

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(f)

dalam subseksyen (4), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“discharge under this section” di mana-mana jua terdapat dengan perkataan “automatic discharge under paragraph (1)(a)”;

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(g)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (8) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(8a)  For the purposes of suspension of an automatic discharge under paragraph (1)(b), the Director General of Insolvency shall serve a notice of the suspension of the automatic discharge on the bankrupt and on each creditor who has filed a proof of debts not less than six months before the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(b), but such notice shall not be served earlier than a year before the expiration of such period.

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(8b)

The suspension of the automatic discharge shall be effective on the date stated in the notice under subsection (8a).

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(8c)

Where the Director General of Insolvency suspends the automatic discharge under paragraph (1)(b), the bankrupt shall—

(a)

continue to fulfil his duties and obligations under this Act during that period; and

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(b)

be discharged automatically at the end of the period of suspension.”; dan

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(i)

dalam perenggan (a), dengan memotong perkataan

“or” di hujung perenggan itu;

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(ii)

dalam perenggan (b), dengan menggantikan noktah di hujung perenggan itu dengan perkataan “; or”; dan

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(iii)

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (b)

perenggan yang berikut:

“(c) on the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (8c)(b).”.

Pindaan seksyen 48

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Seksyen 10

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Subperenggan 48(1)(a)(ii) Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “not exceeding five thousand ringgit in the whole” dengan perkataan “as may be prescribed”.

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Pindaan seksyen 106

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“ten thousand ringgit in value” dengan perkataan “the value as may be prescribed,”.

Seksyen 12

Pindaan seksyen 107

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Seksyen 107 Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  In this part “wage-earner” means a person who is or has been employed on a salary or wage of an amount as may be prescribed excluding any temporary allowance and whose other income, if any, exclusive of any pension he may receive, does not exceed the amount as may be prescribed and does not arise from any trade or business in the management of which he takes any part.”.

Seksyen 13

Pindaan seksyen 130

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(a)

dengan menomborkan semula seksyen sedia ada sebagai subseksyen (1);

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(b)

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “therewith”

dalam subseksyen (1) yang dinomborkan semula perkataan “or by electronic communication in accordance with the prescribed rules”; dan

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(c)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1) yang dinomborkan semula itu subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2)  Where a person has given his consent for a notice or other documents to be served on him through electronic communication, the notice or other documents shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the notice or other documents are transmitted to his account through the electronic communication.”.

Pindaan Jadual A

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Seksyen 14

Jadual A kepada Akta ibu dipinda—

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dengan menggantikan perenggan 2 dengan perenggan yang berikut:

“2.  The Director General of Insolvency shall summon—

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(a)

in the case of a debtor’s petition, the creditors mentioned in the bankrupt’s statement of affairs and the creditors who have filed the proof of debts, and the bankrupt; or

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in the case of a creditor’s petition, the petitioner, the creditors mentioned in the bankrupt’s statement of affairs and the creditors who have filed the proof of debts, and the bankrupt, to a meeting of creditors by giving not less than seven days’ notice of the time and place thereof in the prescribed manner.”;

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(c)

dalam perenggan 4, dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan

“at such place” perkataan “or in such manner including the use of remote communication technology”;

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(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “may at any time”

dengan perkataan “shall”; dan

(ii)

dengan memotong perkataan “, and shall do so”;

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(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “Meetings subsequent to the first meeting shall be summoned” dengan perkataan “Any meeting of creditors subsequent to the meeting mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be summoned by the Director General of Insolvency”;

dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “the person summoning the meeting” dengan perkataan

“the Director General of Insolvency”; dan

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(i)

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “every meeting”

perkataan “of creditors”; dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “subsequent meeting”

dengan perkataan “meeting of creditors”.

Pemakaian perenggan 33b(2a)(e) dan (f) bagi orang yang telah dihukum bankrap sebelum permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini

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Perenggan baharu 33b(2a)(e) dan (f) sebagaimana yang dimasukkan oleh seksyen 8 Akta ini hendaklah juga terpakai bagi orang yang telah dihukum bankrap sebelum permulaan kuat kuasa

Akta ini.

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Pemakaian seksyen 33c bagi orang yang telah dihukum bankrap sebelum permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini

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Seksyen 33c sebagaimana yang dipinda oleh seksyen 9

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Akta ini hendaklah juga terpakai bagi orang yang telah dihukum bankrap sebelum permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini tertakluk kepada yang berikut:

(a)

orang yang dihukum bankrap yang telah memfailkan penyata hal ehwal hendaklah dilepaskan secara automatik daripada kebankrapan—

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jika orang yang dihukum bankrap itu telah membayar jumlah wang yang ditentukan oleh Ketua Pengarah

Insolvensi, bagi maksud pentadbiran estetnya, dengan mengambil kira kemampuan kewangannya;

dan

(ii)

jika orang yang dihukum bankrap telah mematuhi kehendak untuk memberikan suatu penyata wang dan harta kepada Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi di bawah perenggan 38(1)(b) Akta ibu;

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orang yang dihukum bankrap hendaklah digantung daripada pelepasan automatik bagi tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun jika orang yang dihukum bankrap itu tidak mematuhi kewajipan dan obligasinya di bawah Akta ibu;

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bagi maksud pelepasan automatik, Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi hendaklah menyampaikan notis pelepasan automatik kepada setiap pemiutang yang telah memfailkan bukti hutang dalam tempoh dua belas bulan selepas permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini; dan

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(d)

bagi maksud penggantungan pelepasan automatik,

Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi hendaklah menyampaikan notis penggantungan pelepasan automatik kepada orang yang dihukum bankrap dan kepada setiap pemiutang yang telah memfailkan bukti hutang dalam tempoh dua belas bulan selepas permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini.

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Kecualian

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Seksyen 17

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Walau apa pun seksyen 15 dan 16, apa-apa prosiding, tindakan atau perkara lain yang dikehendaki untuk dibuat di bawah

Akta ibu yang masih belum selesai sebaik sebelum permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini hendaklah diteruskan atau diselesaikan di bawah

Akta ibu seolah-olah Akta ibu tidak dipinda oleh Akta ini.

Common questions

What is AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023?
AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1695 2023, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2023.
Is AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 still in force?
Yes — AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 is currently in force.
When did AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 take effect?
AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 was first recorded in 2023.
How many sections does AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 have?
AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 contains 17 sections.
Where can I read the official version of AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023?
The official text of AKTA INSOLVENSI (PINDAAN) 2023 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.