Bankruptcy Act 1967 Explained

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.

Structure

The Bankruptcy Act 1967, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 8 Parts containing 139 sections and 3 schedules (including 7 amendments).

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