Regulation 2

“accounting corporation”, “accounting firm” and “accounting LLP” have the same meaning respectively, as in the Accountants Act (Cap. 2);

“anticipatory conveyancing money” has the same meaning as in rule 4(4) of the Conveyancing Rules;

“approved finance company” means any finance company registered under the Finance Companies Act (Cap. 108) which is approved by the Minister to accept either or both of the following:

“bank” has the same meaning as in the Banking Act (Cap. 19);

“bank pass book” means a pass book issued by a bank in respect of any client account, conveyancing account or conveyancing (CPF) account maintained at such bank, and includes a pass book issued by an approved finance company in respect of any client account, conveyancing account or conveyancing (CPF) account maintained at such finance company;

“bank statement” means a statement issued by a bank in respect of any client account, conveyancing account or conveyancing (CPF) account maintained at such bank, and includes a statement issued by an approved finance company in respect of any client account, conveyancing account or conveyancing (CPF) account maintained at such finance company;

“Central Provident Fund Board” means the Central Provident Fund Board constituted under the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36);

“client” means any person on whose account a solicitor holds or receives client’s money;

“client account” means —

“client’s money” means money held or received by a solicitor on account of a person for whom he is acting (in relation to the holding or receipt of such money) either as a solicitor, or in connection with his practice as a solicitor, an agent, a bailee or a stakeholder or in any other capacity, other than —

“conveyance” has the same meaning as in the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 61);

“conveyancing account”, “conveyancing (CPF) account” and “conveyancing money” have the same meanings as in rule 2(2) of the Conveyancing Rules;

“Conveyancing Rules” means the Conveyancing and Law of Property (Conveyancing) Rules 2011 (G.N. No. S 391/2011);

“land” has the same meaning as in rule 2(2) of the Conveyancing Rules;

“online digital payment” means any form of transfer of funds by electronic means provided by a regulated financial institution as defined in section 2(1) of the Payment Services Act 2019;

“PD Officer” has the meaning given by section 82(3) of the Act;

“public accountant” has the same meaning as in the Accountants Act 2004;

“Public Accountants Oversight Committee” means the Public Accountants Oversight Committee appointed under section 4 of the Accountants Act 2004;

“signatory”, in relation to a client account, means a solicitor who is authorised to sign a cheque or other instruction effecting a withdrawal from the client account;

“solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court, and includes a Singapore law practice;

“solicitor-trustee” means a solicitor who is the sole trustee or co-trustee only with one or more of his partners or employees;

“trust money” means money held or received by a solicitor which is not client’s money or conveyancing money and which is subject to a trust of which the solicitor is a trustee whether or not he is the solicitor-trustee of such trust.