Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
Regulation 6
Application for payment of transferred unclaimed client money
Subregulation 1
An application by a claimant under section 70L(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 —
the claimant;
the solicitor or Singapore law practice that held the money immediately before the money was paid into the Fund, or, if the claimant does not have these identifying particulars, the identifying particulars of any other solicitor or Singapore law practice that held the money at any time before the money was paid into the Fund; and
the person who authorised the claimant to receive the money, if any;
the date on which the money was paid to a solicitor or Singapore law practice mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i)(B);
be accompanied by a court order or statutory declaration mentioned in section 70L(3)(a) or (b) of the Act, as the case may be; and
conform with the requirements of the Act and these Rules.
Subregulation 2
The Society may require a claimant to provide any other information or document the Society considers necessary to determine whether the requirements in this rule are satisfied.
Subregulation 3
The Society may refuse to consider an application made under section 70L(1) of the Act if —
the application is incomplete or not made in accordance with these Rules; or
the claimant fails to provide the information or document required by the Society under paragraph (2), if any.