Singapore legislation

Section 55A

of Banking Act 1970

Section 55A

Interpretation of this Division

Amended by40/20191/2020

In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires —“business” includes affairs, property, right, obligation and liability;“Court” means the General Division of the High Court;“debenture” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;“property” includes property, right and power of every description;“transferee” means a bank in Singapore, or a company which has applied for or will be applying for a bank licence to carry on banking business in Singapore, to which the whole or part of a transferor’s business is, or is to be, or is proposed to be, transferred under this Division;“transferor” means a bank in Singapore, the whole or part of the business of which is, or is to be, or is proposed to be, transferred under this Division.

Definition

“business” includes affairs, property, right, obligation and liability;

Definition

“Court” means the General Division of the High Court;

Definition

“debenture” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;

Definition

“property” includes property, right and power of every description;

Definition

“transferee” means a bank in Singapore, or a company which has applied for or will be applying for a bank licence to carry on banking business in Singapore, to which the whole or part of a transferor’s business is, or is to be, or is proposed to be, transferred under this Division;

Definition

“transferor” means a bank in Singapore, the whole or part of the business of which is, or is to be, or is proposed to be, transferred under this Division.

Amended by40/20191/2020