Singapore legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Interpretation of this Part
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“Chief Executive” includes an officer of the Authority authorised by the Chief Executive to exercise a power, function or duty of the Chief Executive under this Part;“company” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;“copy”, in relation to a document, includes a representation of the document in an electronic form;“document” includes any application, form, report, certification, notice, confirmation, declaration, return or other document (whether in electronic form or otherwise) filed or lodged with, or submitted to, the Registrar;“electronic transaction system” means the electronic transaction system established by the Authority under section 27(1);“FATF” means the intergovernmental body known as the Financial Action Task Force;“FATF recommendation” means any recommendation relating to the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism adopted by the FATF;“Fifth Schedule Act” means any of the written laws specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule;“filing agent” means a person who or which, in the course of the person’s business, carries out on behalf of any other person any transaction with the Registrar using the electronic transaction system or any other means permitted or directed by the Registrar if the electronic transaction system is unavailable;“malfunction”, in relation to the electronic transaction system, includes any defect or breakdown in that system or in any equipment, software or telecommunication networks used in or in connection with that system;“qualified individual” means an individual who satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed;“registered filing agent” means a filing agent registered by the Chief Executive under section 31;“registered qualified individual” means a qualified individual registered by the Chief Executive under section 32;“Registrar” means —
the Registrar appointed under a scheduled Act; or
the person specified in the second column of the Fifth Schedule, in respect of a Fifth Schedule Act specified in the first column of that Schedule;“scheduled Act” means any of the written laws specified in the Second Schedule;“transaction”, in relation to the Registrar, means —
the filing or lodging of any document with the Registrar, or the submission, production, delivery, providing or sending of any document to the Registrar, under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act;
the making of any application, submission or request to the Registrar under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act;
the provision of any undertaking or declaration to the Registrar under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act; and
the extraction, retrieval or accessing of any document, record or information maintained by the Registrar under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act.[28A
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“Chief Executive” includes an officer of the Authority authorised by the Chief Executive to exercise a power, function or duty of the Chief Executive under this Part;
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“company” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;
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“copy”, in relation to a document, includes a representation of the document in an electronic form;
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“document” includes any application, form, report, certification, notice, confirmation, declaration, return or other document (whether in electronic form or otherwise) filed or lodged with, or submitted to, the Registrar;
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“electronic transaction system” means the electronic transaction system established by the Authority under section 27(1);
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“FATF” means the intergovernmental body known as the Financial Action Task Force;
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“FATF recommendation” means any recommendation relating to the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism adopted by the FATF;
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“Fifth Schedule Act” means any of the written laws specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule;
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“filing agent” means a person who or which, in the course of the person’s business, carries out on behalf of any other person any transaction with the Registrar using the electronic transaction system or any other means permitted or directed by the Registrar if the electronic transaction system is unavailable;
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“malfunction”, in relation to the electronic transaction system, includes any defect or breakdown in that system or in any equipment, software or telecommunication networks used in or in connection with that system;
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“qualified individual” means an individual who satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed;
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“registered filing agent” means a filing agent registered by the Chief Executive under section 31;
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“registered qualified individual” means a qualified individual registered by the Chief Executive under section 32;
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“Registrar” means —
the Registrar appointed under a scheduled Act; or
the person specified in the second column of the Fifth Schedule, in respect of a Fifth Schedule Act specified in the first column of that Schedule;
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“scheduled Act” means any of the written laws specified in the Second Schedule;
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“transaction”, in relation to the Registrar, means —
the filing or lodging of any document with the Registrar, or the submission, production, delivery, providing or sending of any document to the Registrar, under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act;
the making of any application, submission or request to the Registrar under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act;
the provision of any undertaking or declaration to the Registrar under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act; and
the extraction, retrieval or accessing of any document, record or information maintained by the Registrar under a scheduled Act or Fifth Schedule Act.[28A