Singapore legislation

Clause 11

Repeal of section 33 and new section 33

Section 33 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Appointment of auditors33.—

(1)

Without prejudice to the Public Guardian’s functions and powers under this Act, the Public Guardian may appoint in writing an auditor to assist the Public Guardian in examining, either generally or in relation to any particular matter —

(a)

any report of a donee of a lasting power of attorney or of a deputy appointed by the court; and

(b)

any book, document, electronic computing or storage device or information obtained or received by the Public Guardian in the discharge or exercise of the Public Guardian’s functions or powers under this Act.(2) A person is not qualified for appointment as an auditor under subsection (1) unless the person is a public accountant who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act (Cap. 2).(3) For the purposes of this section, the Public Guardian may disclose to an auditor appointed under subsection (1) any book, document, electronic computing or storage device or information obtained or received by the Public Guardian under this Act, where the disclosure is necessary to enable the auditor to carry out an examination under subsection (1).(4) The auditor must, upon completion of the examination under subsection (1), submit a report to the Public Guardian.”.

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