Payment Services Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Emergency Powers
77. Interpretation of this Part
Feedback & supportIn this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“business” includes affairs and property;“emergency” means —
business
“business” includes affairs, property, right, obligation and liability;
any situation that prevents a designated payment system from carrying out its functions;
designated payment system
“designated payment system” means a payment system that is designated by the Authority under section 42 to be a designated payment system for the purposes of this Act;
any situation in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the operations of a designated payment system are carried on in a manner likely to be detrimental to the interests of the participants of the designated payment system; or
any undesirable situation or practice that, in the opinion of the Authority, constitutes an emergency;“office‑holder”, in relation to a payment entity, means any person acting as the liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver, receiver and manager, judicial manager or an equivalent person of that payment entity;“payment entity” means any of the following entities:
entity
“entity” means any body corporate or unincorporate, whether incorporated, formed or established in or outside Singapore;
a licensee;
licensee
“licensee” means a payment service provider the licence of which is in force;
a person that is granted a licence under section 57B of the Banking Act 1970 to carry on the business of issuing credit cards or charge cards in Singapore;
an operator of a designated payment system;
operator
“operator”, in relation to a payment system, means a person that operates the payment system;
a settlement institution of a designated payment system;“relevant business”, in relation to a payment entity, means any business of that payment entity —
settlement institution
“settlement institution” means a person that provides facilities for —(a)the participants of a payment system to hold funds; and(b)the settling of transactions between the participants;
in relation to which a statutory adviser has been appointed under section 78(2)(b);
in relation to which a statutory manager has been appointed under section 78(2)(c); or
that the Authority has assumed control of under section 78(2)(c);“statutory adviser” means a statutory adviser appointed under section 78(2)(b);“statutory manager” means a statutory manager appointed under section 78(2)(c).
“business” includes affairs and property;
“emergency” means —
any situation that prevents a designated payment system from carrying out its functions;
any situation in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the operations of a designated payment system are carried on in a manner likely to be detrimental to the interests of the participants of the designated payment system; or
any undesirable situation or practice that, in the opinion of the Authority, constitutes an emergency;
“office‑holder”, in relation to a payment entity, means any person acting as the liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver, receiver and manager, judicial manager or an equivalent person of that payment entity;
“payment entity” means any of the following entities:
a licensee;
a person that is granted a licence under section 57B of the Banking Act 1970 to carry on the business of issuing credit cards or charge cards in Singapore;
an operator of a designated payment system;
a settlement institution of a designated payment system;
“relevant business”, in relation to a payment entity, means any business of that payment entity —
in relation to which a statutory adviser has been appointed under section 78(2)(b);
in relation to which a statutory manager has been appointed under section 78(2)(c); or
that the Authority has assumed control of under section 78(2)(c);
“statutory adviser” means a statutory adviser appointed under section 78(2)(b);
“statutory manager” means a statutory manager appointed under section 78(2)(c).