Singapore legislation

Regulation 27

of Payment Services Regulations 2019

Regulation 27

Exemption in respect of providing money‑changing services that is incidental to hotel business

Subregulation 1

A holder of a money‑changing licence is exempt from section 34 of the Act in respect of its business of providing any money‑changing service if —

(a)

the holder also carries on a business of keeping or managing a hotel; and

(b)

the holder’s business of providing any money‑changing service is solely incidental to its business mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a).

Subregulation 2

A person who intends to become a 20% controller of a holder of a money‑changing licence who is exempt under paragraph (1), is exempt from section 28 of the Act.

Subregulation 3

In this regulation, “hotel” means any premises registered as a hotel under section 5 of the Hotels Act 1954.