Short Title: | Bankruptcy Act 1967 |
Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
Long Title: | An Act relating to the law of bankruptcy. |
Citation: | Act 360 |
Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
Date Enacted: | 1967 (Act 55 of 1967) Revised: 1988 (Act 360 w.e.f. 31 December 1988) |
Date Passed: | 26 August 1967 |
Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
Date Passed2: | 29 August 1967 |
Date Effective: | 30 September 1967 |
Bill: | Bankruptcy Bill 1967 |
Introduced By: | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines and Minister of Justice |
1St Reading: | 21 August 1967 |
2Nd Reading: | 26 August 1967 |
3Rd Reading: | 26 August 1967 |
Bill2: | Bankruptcy Bill 1967 |
Introduced By2: | Athi Nahappan, Senator |
1St Reading2: | 28 August 1967 |
2Nd Reading2: | 29 August 1967 |
3Rd Reading2: | 29 August 1967 |
Amended By: | Malaysia Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1976 [Act A364] Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Act 1987 [Act A671] Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1988 [Act A710] Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1992 [Act A827] Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1998 [Act A1035] Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1197] |
Related Legislation: | Bankruptcy Ordinance of Sarawak [Sarawak Cap. 46] Insolvency Ordinance of Sabah [Sabah Cap. 62] |
Status: | In force |
The Bankruptcy Act 1967 (Malay: Akta Kebankrapan 1967), is a Malaysian laws which enacted relating to the law of bankruptcy.
The Bankruptcy Act 1967, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 8 Parts containing 139 sections and 3 schedules (including 7 amendments).