Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Application to transfer unclaimed client money to Fund
Subregulation 1
An application under section 70K(1) of the Act must —
be made in the form specified on the Society’s website for the application;
contain the following information:
the identifying particulars of every client for whom, or for whose account, the applicant holds the money to which the application relates;
details of every matter or transaction between the applicant and the client in respect of the money, including —
the date of each matter or transaction;
the amount of money received by the applicant for each matter or transaction; and
where 2 or more clients are entitled to the money — the amount of money to which each client is entitled;
the total amount of money that the applicant proposes to pay into the Fund;
be accompanied by evidence of the effort made by the applicant to pay the money to the client; and
conform with the requirements of the Act, these Rules, and any practice directions, guidance notes and rulings issued by the Council in respect of any matter relating to these Rules.
Subregulation 2
The Society may require an applicant to provide any other information or document the Society considers necessary to determine whether to approve the application.
Subregulation 3
The Society may refuse to consider an application made under section 70K(1) of the Act if —
the application is incomplete or not made in accordance with this rule; or
the applicant fails to provide the information or document required by the Society under paragraph (2), if any.
Subregulation 4
The requirements in paragraph (1)(b) and (c) do not apply to an applicant if —
the application relates to money held in the applicant’s client account immediately before 1 November 2019;
the application is made before 1 November 2021; and
the applicant gives a written confirmation to the Society that no transaction (other than an excluded transaction) occurred in respect of the money during the period of 6 years immediately before 1 November 2019.
Subregulation 5
Subject to paragraph (4), the requirement in paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to an applicant if —
the application involves an amount not exceeding $200; and
the applicant gives a written confirmation to the Society that the applicant has made reasonable effort to pay the money to every client entitled to the money.