Payment Services Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Investigations
76A. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court or a foreign lawyer as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“auditor” means a public accountant who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act 2004;“computer” and “data” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993;“law enforcement agency” means any authority or person charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders under any written law;“legal counsel” has the meaning given by section 3(7) of the Evidence Act 1893;“officer” —
in relation to the Authority, includes any person employed by the Authority in an executive capacity; and
in relation to any corporation (other than a law enforcement agency), has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;“prescribed written law” means this Act or any of the following Acts, and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act or those Acts:
corporation
“company” and “corporation” have the meanings given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;
Banking Act 1970;
Credit Bureau Act 2016;
Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011;
deposit
“deposit” and “deposit‑taking business” have the meanings given by section 4B of the Banking Act 1970;
Finance Companies Act 1967;
Financial Advisers Act 2001;
Financial Holding Companies Act 2013;
Financial Services and Markets Act 2022;
Insurance Act 1966;
Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;
Securities and Futures Act 2001;
Trust Companies Act 2005;
such other Act as the Authority may prescribe by regulations made under section 103.
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court or a foreign lawyer as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966;
“auditor” means a public accountant who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act 2004;
“computer” and “data” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993;
“law enforcement agency” means any authority or person charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders under any written law;
enforcement
“enforcement”, in relation to a regulatory authority, means the taking of any action to enforce a law or regulatory requirement against a specified person, being a law or regulatory requirement that relates to the payment systems or payment services of the foreign country of the regulatory authority concerned;
“legal counsel” has the meaning given by section 3(7) of the Evidence Act 1893;
“officer” —
in relation to the Authority, includes any person employed by the Authority in an executive capacity; and
in relation to any corporation (other than a law enforcement agency), has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;
“prescribed written law” means this Act or any of the following Acts, and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act or those Acts:
prescribed written law
“prescribed written law” means this Act, or any of the following Acts, and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act or those Acts:(a)Banking Act 1970;(b)Finance Companies Act 1967;(c)Financial Advisers Act 2001;(d)Financial Holding Companies Act 2013;(e)Insurance Act 1966;(f)Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;(g)Securities and Futures Act 2001;(h)such other Act as the Authority may prescribe;
Banking Act 1970;
Credit Bureau Act 2016;
Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011;
Finance Companies Act 1967;
Financial Advisers Act 2001;
Financial Holding Companies Act 2013;
Financial Services and Markets Act 2022;
Insurance Act 1966;
Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970;
Securities and Futures Act 2001;
Trust Companies Act 2005;
such other Act as the Authority may prescribe by regulations made under section 103.