CONSUMER PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Royal Assent: 2 May 2017

In force from: 6 October 2017 [P.U.(B) 466/2017]

1. Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Bankruptcy (amendment) Act 2017 .

(2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act.

1 -1. Short title and commencement.

1 -1. Short title and commencement.

2 -2. Amendment of section 3.

2 -2. Substitution of long title.

3 -3. New Part IIIB.

3 -3. General amendment.

4 -4. Amendment of section 123.

4 -4. Amendment of section 1.

5 -5. New section 123A.

5 -5. Reference to Bankruptcy Act 1967.

6 -6. New sections 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D and 124E.

6 -6. Amendment of section 2.

7 -7. Amendment of section 125.

7 -7. Amendment of heading of Part I.

8 -8. New sections 126A and 126B.

8 -8. New sections 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 2L, 2M, 2N, 2O, 2P and 2Q.

9 -9. Deletion of section 128.

9 -9. Amendment of section 3.

10 -10. Deletion of section 129.

10 -10. Amendment of subheading.

11 -11. Deletion of section 130.

11 -11. Substitution of section 4.

12 -12. Amendment of section 131.

12 -12. Amendment of section 5.

13 -13. New sections 134A and 134B.

13 -13. Amendment of section 6.

14 -14. New section 135A.

14 -14. Amendment of section 7.

15 -15. Substitution of section 136.

15 -15. Amendment of section 8.

16 -16. Amendment of section 137.

16 -16. Deletion of section 9.

17 -17. Substitution of section 138.

17 -17. Amendment of section 12.

18 -18. Amendment of section 139.

18 -18. Deletion of section 14.

19 -19. Amendment of section 146.

19 -19. Substitution of subheading.

20 -20. Amendment of section 150.

20 -20. Amendment of section 15.

21 -21. Savings.

21 -21. Amendment of section 16.

22 -22. Amendment of subheading.

23 -23. Amendment of section 17.

24 -24. Amendment of section 18.

25 -25. Deletion of sections 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

26 -26. Substitution of subheading.

27 -27. Deletion of sections 24 and 26.

28 -28. Amendment of section 27.

29 -29. Amendment of section 28.

30 -30. Amendment of section 29.

31 -31. Substitution of section 30.

32 -32. Amendment of section 31.

33 -33. Amendment of section 32.

34 -34. Amendment of section 33.

35 -35. Amendment of section 33A.

36 -36. Amendment of section 33B.

37 -37. New section 33C.

38 -38. Amendment of section 36.

39 -39. Amendment of section 38.

40 -40. Amendment of section 45.

41 -41. Amendment of section 47.

42 -42. Amendment of section 49.

43 -43. Amendment of section 55.

44 -44. Amendment of section 62.

45 -45. Amendment of section 72.

46 -46. Amendment of section 73.

47 -47. Amendment of section 77.

48 -48. New section 77A.

49 -49. Amendment of section 84A.

50 -50. Amendment of section 104.

51 -51. Amendment of section 105.

52 -52. Amendment of section 106.

53 -53. Amendment of section 108.

54 -54. Amendment of section 109.

55 -55. Amendment of section 114.

56 -56. Amendment of section 134.

57 -57. Substitution of heading.

58 -58. Amendment of section 135.

59 -59. Deletion of Schedule B.