Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Exemption
Subregulation 1
This paragraph applies to any payment —
made by a financial institution to a person who is not resident in Singapore; (b)that is not derived through any operation carried on by the person through the person’s permanent establishment in Singapore; and
that is liable to be made —
under —
a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction, where the contract took effect on a date before 25 February 2000; or
a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction that was extended or renewed, and the extension or renewal of the contract took effect on a date before 25 February 2000,where the payment is made on a date that falls within the period from 25 February 2000 to 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive) (called in this sub‑paragraph the relevant period);
under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction, where the contract takes effect on a date that falls within the relevant period; (iii)under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction that is extended or renewed, where —
the extension or renewal of the contract takes effect on a date that falls within the relevant period; and
the payment is made on or after the date on which such extension or renewal takes effect; or
under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction that is varied, where —
the variation takes effect on a date that falls within the period from 4 November 2022 to 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive); and (B)the payment is made on or after the date on which the variation takes effect.
Subregulation 1A
However, this paragraph does not apply to a payment liable to be made —
under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c)(ii), (iii) and (iv), that is varied with effect from a date on or after 15 April 2024; and (b)on or after the date on which the variation takes effect.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph 4, any payment to which this paragraph applies is exempt from tax.