Singapore legislation

Clause 49

of Banking (Amendment) Bill

Clause 49

New section 62A

The Banking Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 62, the following section:“Priorities for set-off in winding up of bank62A. Notwithstanding any written law or rule of law relating to the winding up of companies, in the event of the winding up of a bank in Singapore, a liquidator shall first set-off a depositor’s liabilities to the bank (whether or not incurred in the Asian Currency Unit of the bank) against any deposit of the depositor placed with the bank other than with the Asian Currency Unit of the bank.”.