Singapore legislation

Section 3

of Travel Agents Act 1975

Section 3

Application

Amended by16/201647/2017

(1)

Nothing in this Act is to be construed as requiring any of the following persons to hold a licence for the purpose of performing that person’s functions, exercising that person’s powers or carrying out that person’s duties as any of the following persons:

(a)

any executor or administrator;

(b)

any trustee;

(c)

any liquidator or official receiver;

(d)

any trustee in bankruptcy of a bankrupt estate;

(e)

any trustee under —

(i)

a composition or scheme of arrangement;

(ii)

a deed of arrangement; or

(iii)

a deed of assignment;

(f)

any donee of a lasting power of attorney —

(i)

which is granted under the Mental Capacity Act 2008;

(ii)

under which the donor confers on the donee authority to make decisions in relation to the donor for the purposes of this Act; and

(iii)

the donor of which, after the creation of the lasting power of attorney, lacks capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2008;

(g)

any deputy who is appointed or deemed to be appointed for an individual by the court under the Mental Capacity Act 2008, and who is conferred power to make decisions in relation to that individual for the purposes of this Act.

Amended by16/2016

(2)

Despite anything in subsection (1), it is not lawful for any of the persons mentioned in that subsection in whom is vested the management of the business of any travel agent to carry on that business at any time after the expiration of 3 months from the date on which the management of that business was so vested, unless that person holds a licence.

(3)

Nothing in this Act is to be construed as relieving any person from the obligation to take out a licence under any written law for the performance of any function, the exercise of any power or the carrying out of any duty for which a licence must have been required if this Act had not been passed or to pay the fee payable in respect of any such licence.

(4)

Nothing in this Act is to be construed as requiring the Official Assignee performing his or her duties as the trustee in bankruptcy of the property of a bankrupt to hold a licence.

(5)

This Act does not apply to the Government, or a body established by or under a public Act for a public purpose.

Amended by47/2017

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