s 36 Appointment of person other than Official Assignee as trustee in bankruptcy
36.—(1) The Court may, in the following circumstances, appoint a person other than the Official Assignee to be the trustee of a bankrupt’s estate:(a) when making a bankruptcy order, and on the application under subsection (2) of the person who applied for the bankruptcy order;[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (b) at any time after the making of a bankruptcy order that has not been discharged or annulled, and on the application of any creditor, the bankrupt, the Official Assignee or any existing trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (2) A person applying for a bankruptcy order must apply to the Court for the appointment of a person other than the Official Assignee to be the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, unless the Official Assignee has consented to be the trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.[Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023] (3) The official name of the trustee is —(a) “the Trustee of the Estate of (name of bankrupt), a Bankrupt”; or (b) “the Trustee in Bankruptcy of (name of bankrupt), a Bankrupt”. (4) [Deleted by Act 1 of 2023 wef 01/11/2023]