Singapore legislation
Section 77
Section 77
Interpretation of this Part
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“business” includes affairs and property;“emergency” means —
any situation that prevents a designated payment system from carrying out its functions;
any situation in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the operations of a designated payment system are carried on in a manner likely to be detrimental to the interests of the participants of the designated payment system; or
any undesirable situation or practice that, in the opinion of the Authority, constitutes an emergency;“office‑holder”, in relation to a payment entity, means any person acting as the liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver, receiver and manager, judicial manager or an equivalent person of that payment entity;“payment entity” means any of the following entities:
a licensee;
a person that is granted a licence under section 57B of the Banking Act 1970 to carry on the business of issuing credit cards or charge cards in Singapore;
an operator of a designated payment system;
a settlement institution of a designated payment system;“relevant business”, in relation to a payment entity, means any business of that payment entity —
in relation to which a statutory adviser has been appointed under section 78(2)(b);
in relation to which a statutory manager has been appointed under section 78(2)(c); or
that the Authority has assumed control of under section 78(2)(c);“statutory adviser” means a statutory adviser appointed under section 78(2)(b);“statutory manager” means a statutory manager appointed under section 78(2)(c).
Definition
“business” includes affairs and property;
Definition
“emergency” means —
any situation that prevents a designated payment system from carrying out its functions;
any situation in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the operations of a designated payment system are carried on in a manner likely to be detrimental to the interests of the participants of the designated payment system; or
any undesirable situation or practice that, in the opinion of the Authority, constitutes an emergency;
Definition
“office‑holder”, in relation to a payment entity, means any person acting as the liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver, receiver and manager, judicial manager or an equivalent person of that payment entity;
Definition
“payment entity” means any of the following entities:
a licensee;
a person that is granted a licence under section 57B of the Banking Act 1970 to carry on the business of issuing credit cards or charge cards in Singapore;
an operator of a designated payment system;
a settlement institution of a designated payment system;
Definition
“relevant business”, in relation to a payment entity, means any business of that payment entity —
in relation to which a statutory adviser has been appointed under section 78(2)(b);
in relation to which a statutory manager has been appointed under section 78(2)(c); or
that the Authority has assumed control of under section 78(2)(c);
Definition
“statutory adviser” means a statutory adviser appointed under section 78(2)(b);
Definition
“statutory manager” means a statutory manager appointed under section 78(2)(c).