Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Repeal and re-enactment of section 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Designation of system3.—

(1)

The Authority may, by order in the Gazette, designate a system to be a designated system for the purposes of this Act, if the Authority is satisfied that a disruption in the operations of the system may —

(a)

trigger, cause or transmit disruption to other participants;

(b)

trigger or cause systemic disruption to the financial system of Singapore; or

(c)

affect public confidence in the payment systems of Singapore or in the financial system of Singapore.(2) Any order made under subsection (1) —

(a)

must specify the operator and settlement institution of the designated system; and

(b)

has effect until the order is revoked by the Authority.”.