Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill

Clause 11

Amendment of section 54

In the principal Act, in section 54 —

(a)

in the definition of “borrower information”, in paragraph (b), after “section 66”, insert “or 66A”;

(b)

after the definition of “borrower information”, insert —“ “business report” means a report prepared by the designated credit bureau under section 74A(1);”;

(c)

in the definition of “credit report”, in paragraph (a)(iii), delete “and” at the end;

(d)

in the definition of “credit report”, in paragraph (b), insert “and” at the end;

(e)

in the definition of “credit report”, after paragraph (b), insert —“(c)enabling a licensee to assess whether a loan may be granted to a borrower or to a class or description of borrowers to which a borrower belongs;”;

(f)

in the definition of “data”, after paragraph (b), insert —“(ba)any information in a business report;”;

(g)

in the definition of “data”, in paragraph (d), replace “or loan information report” with “, business report or loan information report”;

(h)

in the definition of “loan information report”, delete “using borrower information provided by at least one licensee”; and

(i)

after the definition of “public agency”, insert —“ “public record” means any document, record or information filed or lodged with, or contained in any register kept or maintained by, a public agency, where any person may, whether or not on payment of a fee —

(a)

inspect the register, document or record; or

(b)

obtain —

(i)

a copy of or an extract from the document, record or information; or

(ii)

an extract from the register;”.