Singapore legislation

Section 54

of Chit Funds Act 1971

Section 54

Redemption of securities held by chit fund company

Amended by40/2018

(1)

As soon as practicable after the making of an order for the winding up of a chit fund company, the liquidator of the company —

(a)

must publish in the Gazette a notice requiring every debtor of the chit fund company to redeem any property the debtor has deposited with the company as security for any loan that he or she has obtained from the chit fund company; and

(b)

must also send by registered post the notice to every debtor whose security is held by the chit fund company and whose name is mentioned in the statement of affairs made out under section 141 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

Amended by40/2018

(2)

The notice must specify the latest date up to which any security may be redeemed, which date must not be less than 3 months from the date of the notice.

(3)

After the latest date for redeeming any security held by the chit fund company specified in the notice, the liquidator may proceed to realise any security held by the chit fund company forthwith, despite any agreement setting out any other period of redemption previously entered into between the chit fund company and the debtor.