Singapore legislation

Clause 33

of Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 33

Amendment of section 2

In the Securities and Futures Act 2001, in section 2(1) —

(a)

replace the definition of “prescribed written law” with —“ “prescribed written law” means —

(a)

for the purpose of Division 3 of Part 9 — this Act or any of the following Acts, and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act or those Acts:

(i)

Banking Act 1970;

(ii)

Credit Bureau Act 2016;

(iii)

Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011;

(iv)

Finance Companies Act 1967;

(v)

Financial Advisers Act 2001;

(vi)

Financial Holding Companies Act 2013;

(vii)

Financial Services and Markets Act 2022;

(viii)

Insurance Act 1966;

(ix)

Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;

(x)

Payment Services Act 2019;

(xi)

Trust Companies Act 2005;

(xii)

such other written law as the Authority may prescribe by regulations made under section 341; and

(b)

for the purpose of any other provision — this Act or any of the following Acts, and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder:

(i)

Banking Act 1970;

(ii)

Finance Companies Act 1967;

(iii)

Financial Advisers Act 2001;

(iv)

Financial Services and Markets Act 2022;

(v)

Insurance Act 1966;

(vi)

Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;

(vii)

Payment Services Act 2019;

(viii)

such other written law as the Authority may prescribe by regulations made under section 341;”; and

(b)

after the definition of “regulated activity”, insert —“ “regulated financial institution” means a person who carries on a business the conduct of which is regulated or authorised by the Authority or, if it were carried on in Singapore, would be regulated or authorised by the Authority;“regulatory authority”, in relation to a foreign country or jurisdiction, means an authority of the foreign country or jurisdiction exercising any function that corresponds to a regulatory function of the Authority under this Act, the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970 or any of the written laws set out in the Schedule to that Act;”.