Section 2

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;“bearer bonds” means bearer bonds issued under Part 4;“book‑entry Government securities” means any stock or bond 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;“Government securities” means stocks, bearer bonds, book‑entry Government securities or other securities which may be issued under this Act;“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, includes any notification in the Gazette varying such regulations in relation to that issue;“sinking fund” means the sinking fund created under section 25;“stocks” means stocks issued under Part 4;“trustee stock” means any of the securities mentioned in the Trustees Act 1967 in which trustees may invest.