COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020(No. 14 of 2020)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
1 Short title and commencement
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
2 Interpretation
3 Prescribed period
Part 2 TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR INABILITY TO PERFORM CONTRACTS
Division 1 Preliminary
4 Application
Division 2 Relief measures
5 Temporary relief from actions for inability to perform scheduled contract
5A Relief for inability to exercise right under scheduled contract
6 Additional relief for inability to perform construction contract or supply contract
7 Additional relief for inability to perform event contract or tourism-related contract
7A Relief from late payment interest or other charge
7B Holding over after termination or expiry of lease or licence of non-residential immovable property
8 Consequences for taking action in contravention of section 5, 5A, 6, 7 or 7A
Division 3 Notification for relief
9 Notification for relief
Division 4 Assessor’s determination
10 Registrar of assessors
11 Panel of assessors
12 Application for assessor’s determination
13 Assessor’s determination
13A Subsequent determinations
14 No representation by advocate and solicitor
15 Costs
15A Confidentiality of proceedings
16 Registrar and assessors treated as public servants
17 Protection from liability
Division 5 Miscellaneous
18 Amendment of Schedule
19 Regulations for this Part
Part 2A RENTAL RELIEF AND RELATED MEASURES
19A Purpose of Part
19B Interpretation of this Part
19C Lease agreement to which this Part applies
Division 2 Rental relief in connection with cash grant under public scheme
19D Cash grant under public scheme
19E Recovery of cash grant by Authority and consequences
19F Notice of cash grant
19G Moratorium on rent recovery
19H Rental relief
19I Authority’s request for information or documents
Division 3 Additional rental relief
19J Additional rental relief
Division 4 Reversal or reduction of rental relief and additional rental relief
19K Registrar of rental relief assessors
19L Panel of rental relief assessors
19M Application for determination
19N Assessor’s determination
19O Reversal or reduction of additional rental relief
Division 5 Statutory repayment schedule
19P Statutory repayment schedule
19Q When statutory repayment schedule ceases to apply
Division 6 Security deposit
19R Application of this Division
19S Restriction on draw down of security deposit
19T Duty to replenish security deposit
Division 7 Miscellaneous
19U Request for information or documents
19V Disapplication of section 6 of Income Tax Act
19W False declaration, etc.
19X Regulations for this Part
Part 3 TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS AND OTHER BUSINESSES
Division 1 Modifications relating to individuals and firms in financial distress
20 Modifications to Bankruptcy Act
21 Modifications to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018
Division 2 Modifications relating to other businesses in financial distress
22 Modifications to Companies Act
23 Modifications to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018
24 Modifications to Limited Liability Partnerships Act
25 Modifications to Business Trusts Act
26 Saving and transitional provisions
Part 4 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
27 Alternative arrangements for meetings
Part 5 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS AND SYARIAH COURT PROCEEDINGS
28 Conduct of court proceedings and Syariah Court proceedings using remote communication technology
Part 6 TEMPORARY MEASURES CONCERNING REMISSION OF PROPERTY TAX
29 Transfer of benefit in relation to property tax remitted
30 Disputes in relation to transfer of benefit
31 Enforcement of determination, etc., of Panel
32 Regulations for this Part
33 Consequential amendment to Property Tax Act
Part 7 COVID‑19 CONTROL ORDERS
34 Control order to prevent spread of COVID-19
35 Enforcement of control order
Part 8 CONTRACTS AFFECTED BY DELAY IN THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, SUPPLY CONTRACT OR RELATED CONTRACT
36 Application
Division 2 Determination
37 Application for determination
37A Moratorium
38 Determination
38A Subsequent determinations
38B Effect of Part 8 determination on operation of Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
38C Section 38 powers may be exercised in adjudication, etc., under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
38D Effect of determination on court or tribunal proceedings
Division 3 Miscellaneous
39 Regulations for this Part
Part 9 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR CONDUCT OF COLLECTIVE SALE OF PROPERTY
40 Power to modify Land Titles (Strata) Act for collective sale of property affected by COVID-19 event
THE SCHEDULE Scheduled contracts