Singapore legislation

Clause 64

of Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Bill

Clause 64

Regulations on disclosure and operational preparedness by Authority

(1)

The Authority may, for the purposes of ensuring disclosure of relevant information by the DI Scheme members and PPF Scheme members to the Agency, depositors, policy owners, customers or potential customers of the DI Scheme members and PPF Scheme members, make regulations for or in respect of all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the disclosure by DI Scheme members and PPF Scheme members as to whether their products are insured deposits or insured policies, as the case may be;

(b)

the manner of disclosure of relevant information by DI Scheme members and PPF Scheme members when they cease to be Scheme members.

(2)

The Authority may, for the purposes of ensuring the operational preparedness of the DI Scheme members and PPF Scheme members in the event of an occurrence of any event precipitating the use of the DI Fund, PPF Life Fund or PPF General Fund, as the case may be, make regulations for or in respect of all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the necessary systems and processes that a DI Scheme member or PPF Scheme member shall have in place;

(b)

the appointment of one or more independent persons to assess the operational preparedness of a DI Scheme member or PPF Scheme member;

(c)

the employment of requisite personnel and qualified persons by a DI Scheme member or PPF Scheme member in respect of the proper functioning of the systems and processes.

(3)

The regulations made under subsection (1) may provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $125,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or with both and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine of $12,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

(4)

The regulations made under subsection (2) may provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $125,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine of $12,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

Clause 64 — Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Bill