Bankruptcy Ordinance

(1)
The rules and practice of the High Court for the time being for regulating the
                ordinary civil procedure of the court shall, so far as the same may be applicable
                and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, be applied to bankruptcy
                proceedings, and every order of the court made in
                connexion
                with bankruptcy proceedings may be enforced in the same way as a judgment of the
                court made in respect of any other civil proceedings may be enforced.
(Amended
25 of 1998 s. 2
)
(2)
The Registrar shall in cases of urgency have power to make interim orders and
                to hear and determine unopposed or ex parte applications and any order so made
                shall, subject to an appeal to the court, be deemed to be an order of the
                court.
(3)
Subject to rules made under
section 113
limiting the power conferred
                by this subsection, the Registrar sitting in open court shall have power to hear and
determine—
(a)
unopposed bankruptcy petitions and to make bankruptcy orders
                        thereon;
(Amended
37 of 1998 s. 2
)
(b)
applications to annul bankruptcy orders;
(Amended
37 of 1998 s. 2
;
18 of 2005 s. 37
)
(c)
applications for an interim order in respect of a voluntary arrangement;
                        and
(Replaced
37 of 1998 s. 2
)
(d)
applications for discharge from bankruptcy.
(Replaced
78 of 1991 s. 3
. Amended
18 of 2005 s. 37
)