registered under this Act, without the leave of the High Court or the written permission of the Official Assignee, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(2) On an application by an undischarged bankrupt under subsection (1) to the High Court or the Official Assignee, as the case may be, the High Court or the Official Assignee may refuse the application or approve the application subject to such condition as the High Court or the Official Assignee, as the case may be, may impose.
(3) The leave of the High Court for the purpose of this section shall not be given unless notice of intention to apply for the leave of the High Court has been served on the Official Assignee and the Official Assignee is heard on the application.
Disability of persons in default
30.—(1) Where a person carries on business in Singapore as a limited partnership without—
- (a) the limited partnership being registered under this Act;
- (b) being registered as a partner of the limited partnership under this Act; or
- (c) furnishing any information required under section 18,
then the rights of the defaulter under or arising out of any contract, in relation to the business carried on by the defaulter in respect of which there is no valid registration or there is non-compliance with section 18, made or entered into by or on behalf of the defaulter at any time while he is in default shall, subject to subsection (3), not be enforceable by action or other legal proceedings either in the name of the limited partnership or otherwise.
(2) A defaulter referred to in subsection (1) may apply to the court for relief against the disability imposed by this section.
(3) The court, on being satisfied that the default was accidental or due to inadvertence or some other sufficient cause, or that on other grounds it is just and equitable to grant relief, may grant such relief either generally, or as respects any particular contract, on condition that the costs of the application are paid by the defaulter, unless the court otherwise orders, and on such other conditions (if any) as the court may impose.
