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Debt Collection Act 2022
Part 4
s 32

In forceUpdated to 1 Dec 2023Current version · Updated to 1 Dec 2023See versions on Singapore Statutes Online(opens the publisher’s site)

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Debt Collection Act 2022

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1Preliminary

1Short title and commencement
2General interpretation
3Appointment of officers
4Compliance officers
5Protection from personal liability

2Regulation of Debt Collection Businesses and Debt Collection Activities Relating to Regulated Businesses

6Regulation of debt collection businesses and debt collection activities relating to regulated businesses
7Application for or to renew licence
8Grant or renewal of licence
9Form and validity of licence
10Licence conditions
11Modification of conditions of licence
12Lapse of licence
13Register of licensees
14Class licence
15Variation and revocation of class licence
16Codes of practice

3Debt Collectors

17Individuals acting as debt collectors
18Deployment of individuals to perform debt collection activities by licensees
19Application for approval
20Grant of approval
21Conditions of approval

4Administration and Enforcement

22Regulatory action against licensees and class licensees
23Proceedings for regulatory action against licensees and class licensees
24Immediate suspension of licence or application of class licence
25Regulatory action in respect of approved individuals
26Proceedings for regulatory action in respect of approved individuals
27Immediate suspension of approval
28Notification of cessation of deployment of debt collectors
29Purpose for which enforcement powers are exercisable
30Powers of entry, etc., at premises
31Powers of investigation
32Application of Criminal Procedure Code 2010
33Offences to be arrestable
34Offences
35Composition of offences

5Appeals

36Interpretation of this Part
37Appeal to Minister
38Designation of others to hear appeals

6Miscellaneous

39Offences by corporations
40Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
41Jurisdiction of courts
42Service of documents
43General exemption
44Amendment of Schedules
45Regulations
46Saving and transitional provisions

Schedules

1FIRST SCHEDULESections 2(1) and 44(1)Part 1EXCLUDED PERSONS1. An excluded person is —(a)any of the following persons, when acting in that c...
2SECOND SCHEDULESections 22(1)(d)(iii), 24(1)(a)(iii), 25(1)(d)(iii), 27(1)(a)(iii) and 44(1)1.Any offence under —(a)section 144, 145, 147...

Debt Collection Act 2022 · Updated to 1 Dec 2023 · Part 4 · Administration and Enforcement

32. Application of Criminal Procedure Code 2010

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Sections 370, 371 and 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 apply, with the necessary modifications, when an inspecting officer seizes any thing under this Division.

inspecting officer

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“inspecting officer” means the Licensing Officer, an Assistant Licensing Officer, an authorised officer or a police officer;

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inspecting officer
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“inspecting officer” means the Licensing Officer, an Assistant Licensing Officer, an authorised officer or a police officer;
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