Debt Collection Act 2022 · Updated to 1 Dec 2023 · Part 3 · Debt Collectors
19. Application for approval
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
An application for approval for a licensee to deploy an individual as a debt collector of the licensee must be made jointly by the licensee and the individual to the Licensing Officer in accordance with this section.
licensee
“licensee” means a person who is the holder of a licence, but does not include a class licensee;
To avoid doubt —
the Licensing Officer may grant approval for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of 2 or more licensees; but(b)each of the licensees mentioned in paragraph (a) must (jointly with the individual) make a separate application under subsection (1) for the Licensing Officer’s approval for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector of that licensee.
An application under subsection (1) must —
be in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer;
be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and
be accompanied by any information the Licensing Officer requires to determine the application.
The Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —
Licensing Officer
“Licensing Officer” means the public officer appointed under section 3(1)(a);
carry out any inquiry or investigation in relation to an application under subsection (1) that is necessary for a proper consideration by the Licensing Officer of the application; and
request that the applicants provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the application.
The Licensing Officer may refuse an application under subsection (1) —
that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or
if the applicants fail to provide the additional information requested under subsection (4)(b).
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means a public officer appointed under section 3(3);
debt collector
Defined · s 2“debt collector” means an individual who carries out any debt collection activity for or on behalf of another person;
licensee
Defined · s 2“licensee” means a person who is the holder of a licence, but does not include a class licensee;
Licensing Officer
Defined · s 2“Licensing Officer” means the public officer appointed under section 3(1)(a);
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