Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 16

In the principal Act, in section 16 —

(a)

replace subsection (1) with —“(1) If any event in subsection (3) occurs, the licensee in question must notify the Registrar in writing of the occurrence not later than 7 business days after the licensee becomes aware of the event.”;

(b)

delete subsection (2);

(c)

in subsection (3), replace “subsections (1) and (2)” with “subsection (1)”;

(d)

in subsection (3)(e)(i), insert “or” at the end;

(e)

in subsection (3)(e), replace sub‑paragraphs (ii) and (iii) with —“(ii)any substantial shareholder of the licensee;”;

(f)

in subsection (4), delete “or (2)”;

(g)

in subsection (4)(b), replace “7 days” with “7 business days”; and

(h)

in subsection (5), delete “, (2)”.

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