Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
Regulation 19
Refusal to accept for lodgment
Subregulation 1
The Registrar may refuse to accept an instrument presented for lodgment if —
it is not accompanied by a cheque or authorisation for payment of the appropriate fees specified in the Schedule;
it is not accompanied by the relevant document of title and all other documents required by the Act, these Rules or the Registrar for registration or notification of the instrument;
it is not substantially in an approved form; or
it does not comply with any requirement made, with respect to the instrument, by or under the Act or these Rules.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding that an instrument may have been accepted for lodgment by the Registrar, an instrument shall be deemed not to have been lodged if the cheque or authorisation for payment of the appropriate fees specified in the Schedule is subsequently dishonoured.