Singapore legislation

Clause 22

of Finance Companies (Amendment) Bill

Clause 22

Amendment of section 39

Section 39 of the principal Act is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” appearing at the end of paragraph (b) thereof;

(b)

by deleting the full-stop appearing at the end of paragraph (c) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “; or ”;

(c)

by inserting immediately after paragraph (c) thereof the following new paragraph: —“(d)any business of pawnbroking carried on by a person licensed under the Pawnbrokers Ordinance (Cap. 195).”;

(d)

by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1); and

(e)

by adding thereto the following new subsection: —“(2) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Act, the Commissioner, with the approval of the Minister, may exempt any finance company from any or all of the provisions of this Act.”.

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