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Insolvency Act 1967 s 87

Insolvency Act 1967 s 87

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s 87 Control of court over Director General of Insolvency

(1) The court shall take cognizance of the conduct of the Director General of Insolvency, and in the event of the Director General of Insolvency not faithfully performing his duties and duly observing all the requirements imposed on him by any statute, rules or otherwise with respect to the performance of his duties, or in the event of any complaint being made to the court by any creditor in regard thereto, the court shall inquire into the matter and take such action thereon as is deemed expedient. (2) The court may at any time require the Director General of Insolvency to answer any inquiry made by it in relation to any bankruptcy in which he is engaged, and may examine on oath him or any other person concerning the bankruptcy. (3) The court may also direct a local investigation to be made of the books and vouchers of the Director General of Insolvency. (4) All sums required to discharge any liability which the Director General of Insolvency is not entitled to pay out of the estate of the bankrupt shall be charged upon the Consolidated Fund except where the liability is one to which neither the Director General of Insolvency as such nor any of his officers has in any way contributed and which neither he nor any of his officers could by the exercise of reasonable diligence have averted and in that case the Director General of Insolvency shall not, nor shall Malaysia, be subject to any liability.

Malay text (authoritative)

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Read this section in the full act β†’ Β· Open Part IV β†’

Find Act 360 on lom.agc.gov.my β†—

Text as at 6 October 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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