Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Income Tax (Qualifying Debt Securities) Regulations

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 240/2016 wef 01/01/2014S 196/2026 wef 15/02/2023S 240/2016 wef 28/06/2013S 240/2016 wef Y/A 2015 and sub Ys/AS 196/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 52/2006 wef 01/01/2005S 196/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 240/2016 wef 01/01/2014S 196/2026 wef 15/02/2023

In these Regulations —“approved bond intermediary”, “early redemption fee”, “financial institution”, “financial sector incentive (bond market) company”, “financial sector incentive (capital market) company”, “financial sector incentive (standard tier) company”, “qualifying debt securities” and “redemption premium” have the same meanings as in section 13(16) of the Act;“Authority” means the Monetary Authority of Singapore;“debt securities” means bonds, notes, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, and AT1 instruments (as defined in section 10I(2) of the Act), other than Singapore Government securities;“funds from Singapore operations”, in relation to a person, means the funds and profits of that person’s operations through a permanent establishment in Singapore;“Islamic debt securities” has the same meaning as in section 43H(4) of the Act;“offering documents” means the prospectuses, offering circulars, information memoranda, pricing supplements or other documents issued to investors in connection with an issue of securities;“programme” includes a medium term note programme, a commercial paper programme or any similar programme for the issue of debt securities;“Singapore-based issuer” —

(a)

in relation to an issuer which is not a special purpose vehicle, means an entity which carries on any operation in Singapore; and

(b)

in relation to an issuer which is a special purpose vehicle, means an entity whose sponsor carries on any operation in Singapore;“specified licensed entity” means any of the following persons:

(a)

a bank or merchant bank licensed under the Banking Act 1970;

(b)

a finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act 1967;

(c)

a person who holds a capital markets services licence under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 to carry on a business in any of the following regulated activities:

(i)

advising on corporate finance;

(ii)

dealing in capital markets products;“tranche” means a particular issue of debt securities under a programme.

Definition

“approved bond intermediary”, “early redemption fee”, “financial institution”, “financial sector incentive (bond market) company”, “financial sector incentive (capital market) company”, “financial sector incentive (standard tier) company”, “qualifying debt securities” and “redemption premium” have the same meanings as in section 13(16) of the Act;

Amended byS 240/2016 wef 01/01/2014S 196/2026 wef 15/02/2023

Definition

“Authority” means the Monetary Authority of Singapore;

Amended byS 240/2016 wef 28/06/2013

Definition

“debt securities” means bonds, notes, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, and AT1 instruments (as defined in section 10I(2) of the Act), other than Singapore Government securities;

Amended byS 240/2016 wef Y/A 2015 and sub Ys/AS 196/2026 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“funds from Singapore operations”, in relation to a person, means the funds and profits of that person’s operations through a permanent establishment in Singapore;

Definition

“Islamic debt securities” has the same meaning as in section 43H(4) of the Act;

Amended byS 52/2006 wef 01/01/2005S 196/2026 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“offering documents” means the prospectuses, offering circulars, information memoranda, pricing supplements or other documents issued to investors in connection with an issue of securities;

Definition

“programme” includes a medium term note programme, a commercial paper programme or any similar programme for the issue of debt securities;

Definition

“Singapore-based issuer” —

(a)

in relation to an issuer which is not a special purpose vehicle, means an entity which carries on any operation in Singapore; and

(b)

in relation to an issuer which is a special purpose vehicle, means an entity whose sponsor carries on any operation in Singapore;

Amended byS 240/2016 wef 01/01/2014

Definition

“specified licensed entity” means any of the following persons:

(a)

a bank or merchant bank licensed under the Banking Act 1970;

(b)

a finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act 1967;

(c)

a person who holds a capital markets services licence under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 to carry on a business in any of the following regulated activities:

(i)

advising on corporate finance;

(ii)

dealing in capital markets products;

Amended byS 196/2026 wef 15/02/2023

Definition

“tranche” means a particular issue of debt securities under a programme.