Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
Regulation 12
Requirement to use electronic filing system
Subregulation 1
Except as provided in paragraph (2) or as the Official Assignee otherwise requires or permits, a person seeking to carry out any transaction with the Official Assignee under the Act must do so using the electronic filing system on the electronic filing form provided for that purpose and in accordance with these Regulations, and any practice circular or practice direction issued by the Official Assignee.
Subregulation 2
If a transaction mentioned in paragraph (1) cannot be carried out using the electronic filing system (whether because of a failure or unavailability of or interruption to the electronic filing system or otherwise), the person seeking to carry out the transaction must do so —
in the manner specified in any practice circular or practice direction issued by the Official Assignee; and
in any other form set out on the Official Assignee’s Internet website mentioned in regulation 11.
Subregulation 3
The Official Assignee may refuse to process a transaction if the person seeking to carry out the transaction with the Official Assignee —
does not comply with paragraph (1) or (2);
does not comply with regulation 14;
being required to complete an electronic filing form or any other form provided by the Official Assignee for that purpose, fails to properly complete the form in accordance with the instructions contained in the form;
being required to attach any document to, or provide any information required in, an electronic filing form or any other form provided by the Official Assignee for that purpose, fails to attach the document or provide the information, as the case may be; or
fails to pay the fee prescribed for the transaction.
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt, a reference to a refusal to process a transaction with the Official Assignee in paragraph (3) includes, where the transaction relates to the filing or lodgment of a document with the Official Assignee, a refusal to accept the document for filing or lodgment.