COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 10 · Further Reliefs for Specified Contracts
54. 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 revision of the repayment schedule, 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 53(2)(b) —
within the period of 2 weeks after the negotiation period for A’s notice of revision; 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 revision of the repayment schedule on any one or more of the following grounds:
the contract in question is not a specified contract described in Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule;
A does not satisfy the requirements in Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule;
the notice of revision was not served in accordance with section 53;
A’s proposed revised repayment schedule does not satisfy the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 53(4).
The adjustment relief Registrar may refuse to accept the notice of objection for lodgment 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.
Pending the determination of an adjustment relief assessor on the validity of any objection by B or B’s assignee (as the case may be), A may make the payments in accordance with A’s proposed revised repayment schedule.
adjustment relief assessor
“adjustment relief assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of adjustment relief assessors under section 64;
Terms defined in s 41
adjustment relief assessor
Defined · s 41“adjustment relief assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of adjustment relief assessors under section 64;
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;
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 objection
Defined · s 41“notice of objection” means a notice of objection under section 46 or 54, as the case may be;
notice of revision
Defined · s 41“notice of revision” means a notice of revision under section 53;
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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