Singapore legislation

Section 6A

of Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1966

Section 6A

Assistance in support of Fund arrangements or Fund programs

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(1)

Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the Monetary Authority of Singapore may, on behalf of the Government, enter into an agreement (whether multilateral or bilateral) to lend, or give grants or other financial assistance, to support a Fund arrangement or Fund program.

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(2)

An agreement under subsection (1) to lend, or give grants or other financial assistance, may be entered into (or varied subsequently) only if —

(a)

the Fund requests Singapore to provide assistance in support of a Fund arrangement or Fund program for the benefit of one or more countries;

(b)

the Monetary Authority of Singapore is satisfied that at least one other government has provided, or intends to provide, financial assistance in response to a similar request from the Fund;

(c)

the Minister has published in the Gazette a statement containing —

(i)

a description of the nature of the agreement (or its subsequent variation); and

(ii)

the maximum amount that the Monetary Authority of Singapore agrees to lend, or to give by way of grants or other financial assistance, to the Fund under the agreement (or its subsequent variation); and

(d)

in the case of grants, Parliament has, by a resolution, fixed the maximum amount of grants to be given by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under that agreement (or its subsequent variations).

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(3)

It is not lawful for the Monetary Authority of Singapore to give any amount of grant under any agreement under subsection (1) (or its subsequent variations) that is in excess of the maximum amount fixed by Parliament by resolution under subsection (2)(d) for that agreement.

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(4)

An agreement under subsection (1) to lend or give other financial assistance (even if subsequently varied) must provide for the Monetary Authority of Singapore to require early repayment or early recovery of moneys lent or given, as the case may be, in the event of the suspension, or premature termination, of the Fund arrangement or Fund program.

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