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Debt Collection Act 2022 · Updated to 1 Dec 2023 · Part 3 · Debt Collectors
Debt Collection Act 2022 · Updated to 1 Dec 2023 · Part 3 · Debt Collectors
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A licensee must not deploy an individual as the licensee’s debt collector unless the Licensing Officer has granted approval under section 20 for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector by the licensee.
licensee
“licensee” means a person who is the holder of a licence, but does not include a class licensee;
A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; but(b)where the licensee is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
debt collector
“debt collector” means an individual who carries out any debt collection activity for or on behalf of another person;
licensee
“licensee” means a person who is the holder of a licence, but does not include a class licensee;
Licensing Officer
“Licensing Officer” means the public officer appointed under section 3(1)(a);
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