Singapore legislation

Regulation 56

of Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations

Regulation 56

Definitions of this Part

Amended byS 464/2021 wef 01/07/2021S 226/2023 wef 31/12/2021S 226/2023 wef 31/12/2021S 464/2021 wef 01/07/2021S 226/2023 wef 31/12/2021S 832/2020 wef 30/09/2020

In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires —“bank” means a bank that holds a licence under section 7 or 79 of the Banking Act 1970;“finance company” means a finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act 1967;“merchant bank” means a merchant bank that holds a merchant bank licence, or is treated as having been granted a merchant bank licence, under the Banking Act 1970;“specified contract” means a specified FX contract or a specified OTC derivatives contract;“specified foreign exchange contract” or “specified FX contract” means any of the following:

(a)

a foreign exchange OTC derivatives contract that is arranged by any bank or merchant bank;

(b)

a spot foreign exchange contract for the purposes of leveraged foreign exchange trading that is arranged by any bank or merchant bank.[Deleted by S 832/2020 wef 30/09/2020]

Definition

“bank” means a bank that holds a licence under section 7 or 79 of the Banking Act 1970;

Amended byS 464/2021 wef 01/07/2021S 226/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“finance company” means a finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act 1967;

Amended byS 226/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“merchant bank” means a merchant bank that holds a merchant bank licence, or is treated as having been granted a merchant bank licence, under the Banking Act 1970;

Amended byS 464/2021 wef 01/07/2021S 226/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“specified contract” means a specified FX contract or a specified OTC derivatives contract;

Definition

“specified foreign exchange contract” or “specified FX contract” means any of the following:

(a)

a foreign exchange OTC derivatives contract that is arranged by any bank or merchant bank;

(b)

a spot foreign exchange contract for the purposes of leveraged foreign exchange trading that is arranged by any bank or merchant bank.

Amended byS 832/2020 wef 30/09/2020