Government Securities (Debt Market and Investment) Act 1992

This Act is the Government Securities (Debt Market and Investment) Act 1992.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“advance deposits” means such deposits as are received under section 27;“Authority” means the Monetary Authority of Singapore established under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;[Deleted by Act 35 of 2021 wef 31/01/2022]“book‑entry Government securities” means any Government securities issued in Singapore under Part 5 in the form of an entry on the records of the Authority;“financial institution” means any person licensed, approved, registered or regulated by the Authority, or exempted from such licensing, approval, registration or regulation, under any written law administered by the Authority;“foreign reserve asset” has the meaning given by section 23(11) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;“Government securities” means any stock, bond, note, certificate or similar instruments issued under this Act other than any Treasury Bill and any RMGS;“Government Securities Fund” means the Government Securities Fund established under Part 2;“primary dealer” means a person approved under Part 7A to be a primary dealer;“public debt securities” means any securities issued under the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021;“regulations” means regulations made under this Act and, in relation to any particular issue of Government securities or Treasury Bills, includes any notification in the Gazette varying such regulations in relation to that issue;“repealed 1923 Act” means the Local Treasury Bills Act 1923* repealed by the Government Borrowing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021;“RMGS” means an instrument called a reserves management Government security that is issued under Part 3A;[Deleted by Act 35 of 2021 wef 31/01/2022][Deleted by Act 35 of 2021 wef 31/01/2022]“Treasury Bill” means a Treasury Bill issued in Singapore under the repealed 1923 Act or this Act, and includes a book-entry Treasury Bill, which is issued under either Act in the form of an entry on the records of the Authority;“trustee stock” means any of the securities mentioned in the Trustees Act 1967 in which trustees may invest.

“advance deposits” means such deposits as are received under section 27;

“Authority” means the Monetary Authority of Singapore established under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;

“book‑entry Government securities” means any Government securities issued in Singapore under Part 5 in the form of an entry on the records of the Authority;

“financial institution” means any person licensed, approved, registered or regulated by the Authority, or exempted from such licensing, approval, registration or regulation, under any written law administered by the Authority;

“foreign reserve asset” has the meaning given by section 23(11) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;

“Government securities” means any stock, bond, note, certificate or similar instruments issued under this Act other than any Treasury Bill and any RMGS;

“Government Securities Fund” means the Government Securities Fund established under Part 2;

“primary dealer” means a person approved under Part 7A to be a primary dealer;

“public debt securities” means any securities issued under the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021;

“regulations” means regulations made under this Act and, in relation to any particular issue of Government securities or Treasury Bills, includes any notification in the Gazette varying such regulations in relation to that issue;

“repealed 1923 Act” means the Local Treasury Bills Act 1923* repealed by the Government Borrowing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021;

“RMGS” means an instrument called a reserves management Government security that is issued under Part 3A;

“Treasury Bill” means a Treasury Bill issued in Singapore under the repealed 1923 Act or this Act, and includes a book-entry Treasury Bill, which is issued under either Act in the form of an entry on the records of the Authority;

“trustee stock” means any of the securities mentioned in the Trustees Act 1967 in which trustees may invest.