COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 10 · Further Reliefs for Specified Contracts
46. Notice of objection
Last amended by an amending law of 2020.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Where B or B’s assignee (as the case may be) wishes to object to A’s notice of negotiation, B or B’s assignee must —
assignee
“assignee”, in relation to a person, includes a successor in title of that person;
serve a notice of objection on A and all the persons in section 45(2) (but not on B or B’s assignee (as the case may be) making the objection) —
within the period of 2 weeks after the negotiation period for A’s notice of negotiation; and
within the service period for that notice; and
lodge the notice of objection with the adjustment relief Registrar within the period in paragraph (a)(i).
B or B’s assignee (as the case may be) may only object to A’s notice of negotiation on any one or more of the following grounds:
notice of negotiation
“notice of negotiation” means a notice of negotiation under section 45;
the contract in question is not a specified contract or is a contract of national interest;
A does not satisfy the requirements in Part 3 of the Second Schedule;
the notice of negotiation was not served in accordance with section 45.
The adjustment relief Registrar may refuse to accept the notice of objection for lodgment and proceed under section 65 if —
adjustment relief Registrar
“adjustment relief Registrar” means the adjustment relief Registrar appointed under section 63(1), and includes any adjustment relief Deputy Registrar exercising the functions of the adjustment relief Registrar;
the notice of objection was not served and lodged in accordance with subsection (1); or
B or B’s assignee (as the case may be) fails or refuses to provide any information or document reasonably required by the adjustment relief Registrar.
Terms defined in s 41
adjustment relief Registrar
Defined · s 41“adjustment relief Registrar” means the adjustment relief Registrar appointed under section 63(1), and includes any adjustment relief Deputy Registrar exercising the functions of the adjustment relief Registrar;
assignee
Defined · s 41“assignee”, in relation to a person, includes a successor in title of that person;
contract of national interest
Defined · s 41“contract of national interest” means a contract —(a)the termination of which is likely to affect the provision of essential services or the ability of the Government or a public authority to carry out its functions, whether or not the Government or public authority is a party to the contract; and(b)that is certified as a contract of national interest under section 60;
negotiation period
Defined · s 41“negotiation period”, in relation to any of the following notices, means the period of 4 weeks after the date of the notice:(a)a notice of negotiation;(b)a notice of revision;(c)a notice of negotiation for contract of national interest;
notice of negotiation
Defined · s 41“notice of negotiation” means a notice of negotiation under section 45;
notice of objection
Defined · s 41“notice of objection” means a notice of objection under section 46 or 54, as the case may be;
service period
Defined · s 41“service period”, in relation to any notice that may be served under this Part, means the period of 3 days beginning on the date of the notice;
specified contract
Defined · s 41“specified contract” means a contract described in section 42(1).
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