COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 10 · Further Reliefs for Specified Contracts
61. Notice of negotiation for contract of national interest and notice for repricing
Last amended by an amending law of 2020.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Where a party to a specified contract that satisfies the requirements in Part 3 of the Second Schedule (called in this Part D) is issued with a certificate certifying that the specified contract is a contract of national interest, D may at any time serve a notice of negotiation for contract of national interest on all the other parties to the specified contract and seek a renegotiation of the price of the specified contract during the negotiation period for that notice of negotiation for contract of national interest.
party
“party” means a party to a contract, and “parties” is construed accordingly;
Where the renegotiation fails, D may seek a repricing of the specified contract by —
specified contract
“specified contract” means a contract described in section 42(1).
serving a notice for repricing on all the persons in subsection (3), in accordance with subsection (4); and
lodging that notice with the adjustment relief Registrar within the period in subsection (4)(a).
The persons for the purpose of subsection (2)(a) are as follows:
any other party to the specified contract;
any person who is D’s guarantor or surety, or who has issued any performance bond or equivalent, in relation to any of D’s obligations under the specified contract;
any assignee of any other party to the specified contract.
D must serve the notice for repricing on the persons in subsection (3) —
notice for repricing
“notice for repricing” means a notice for repricing under section 61(2);
within the period of 2 weeks after the negotiation period for the notice of negotiation for contract of national interest; and
within the service period for the notice of repricing.
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 for repricing
Defined · s 41“notice for repricing” means a notice for repricing under section 61(2);
notice of negotiation for contract of national interest
Defined · s 41“notice of negotiation for contract of national interest” means a notice of negotiation for contract of national interest under section 61(1);
party
Defined · s 41“party” means a party to a contract, and “parties” is construed accordingly;
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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