Hong Kong Ordinances

BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE - SECT 20A

Application for interim order

(1) Application to the court for an interim order may be made where the debtor
intends to make a proposal.

(2) The proposal must provide for a nominee to act in relation to the
voluntary arrangement either as trustee or otherwise for the purpose of
supervising its implementation.

(3) The application may be made-

   (a)  if the debtor is an undischarged bankrupt, by the debtor, the trustee
        or the Official Receiver; and

   (b)  in any other case, by the debtor.

(4) An application shall not be made by an undischarged bankrupt unless he has
given notice of the proposal to-

   (a)  the Official Receiver; and

   (b)  the trustee, if any. (Added 76 of 1996 s. 13)