Singapore legislation

Regulation 20

of Conveyancing and Law of Property (Conveyancing) Rules 2011

Regulation 20

Scheme for adjudication of relevant disputes

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 73E of the Act, there shall be established a Scheme for the adjudication of relevant disputes.

Subregulation 2

The Society shall be the administrator for the Scheme.

Subregulation 3

The procedure for the adjudication, under the Scheme, of any relevant dispute, and the terms and conditions of the Scheme, are as set out in the Fourth Schedule.

Subregulation 4

In this rule and the Fourth Schedule —

Definition

“relevant dispute” means any dispute arising from —

(a)

a refusal, by a person requested by a solicitor under rule 7(9) or (10) to countersign a pay-out form or variation pay-out form relating to the payment of any conveyancing money from the solicitor’s conveyancing account or conveyancing (CPF) account, to countersign that pay-out form or variation pay-out form; or

(b)

a refusal, by a person requested by a solicitor under rule 17(1) or (2) to countersign a pay-out form or variation pay-out form under the Academy’s Rules relating to the payment of any conveyancing money deposited by the solicitor with the Academy, to countersign that pay-out form or variation pay-out form;

Definition

“Scheme” means the Scheme established under paragraph (1).