Debt Collection Act 2022(No. 27 of 2022)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 General interpretation
3 Appointment of officers
4 Compliance officers
5 Protection from personal liability
Part 2 REGULATION OF DEBT COLLECTION BUSINESSES AND DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES RELATING TO REGULATED BUSINESSES
6 Regulation of debt collection businesses and debt collection activities relating to regulated businesses
Division 1 — Licences
7 Application for or to renew licence
8 Grant or renewal of licence
9 Form and validity of licence
10 Licence conditions
11 Modification of conditions of licence
12 Lapse of licence
13 Register of licensees
Division 2 — Class licences
14 Class licence
15 Variation and revocation of class licence
Division 3 — Codes of practice
16 Codes of practice
Part 3 DEBT COLLECTORS
17 Individuals acting as debt collectors
18 Deployment of individuals to perform debt collection activities by licensees
19 Application for approval
20 Grant of approval
21 Conditions of approval
Part 4 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Division 1 — Regulatory action against licensees and class licensees
22 Regulatory action against licensees and class licensees
23 Proceedings for regulatory action against licensees and class licensees
24 Immediate suspension of licence or application of class licence
Division 2 — Regulatory action against approved debt collectors
25 Regulatory action in respect of approved individuals
26 Proceedings for regulatory action in respect of approved individuals
27 Immediate suspension of approval
28 Notification of cessation of deployment of debt collectors
Division 3 — Enforcement powers
29 Purpose for which enforcement powers are exercisable
30 Powers of entry, etc., at premises
31 Powers of investigation
32 Application of Criminal Procedure Code 2010
33 Offences to be arrestable
34 Offences
35 Composition of offences
Part 5 APPEALS
36 Interpretation of this Part
37 Appeal to Minister
38 Designation of others to hear appeals
Part 6 MISCELLANEOUS
39 Offences by corporations
40 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
41 Jurisdiction of courts
42 Service of documents
43 General exemption
44 Amendment of Schedules
45 Regulations
46 Saving and transitional provisions