Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Classification as contestable consumer
Subregulation 1
Subject to regulations 4 and 5, a consumer is classified as a contestable consumer in respect of any premises lawfully used or occupied by the consumer if the consumer has a contestable consumer account with an MSSL for those premises.
Subregulation 2
An MSSL must, without undue delay after receiving an application made by a consumer to open a contestable consumer account for any subject premises, open such account.
Subregulation 3
[Deleted by S 355/2019 wef 01/05/2019]
Subregulation 4
An application mentioned in paragraph (2) must be in the form specified by the MSSL, and must include any information requested by the MSSL.
Subregulation 5
The classification of a consumer as a contestable consumer for any subject premises takes effect from the date on which the contestable consumer account of the consumer for those premises is opened by the MSSL under paragraph (2), and the MSSL must notify the consumer of that date.