Arrangements affecting control of insurers incorporated in Singapore
28.—(1)  No person shall enter into any arrangement in relation to any registered insurer that is incorporated in Singapore by virtue of which he would, if the arrangement is carried out, obtain control of the insurer without first notifying the Authority of his intention to enter into the arrangement and obtaining the approval of the Authority to his entering into the arrangement.
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(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $125,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(3)  For the purposes of this section —
(a)a person shall be regarded as entering into an arrangement by virtue of which he would obtain control of a registered insurer if he alone or acting together with an associate or associates would be in a position to determine the policy of the insurer;
(b)the reference to entering into any arrangement is a reference to any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, whether expressly or by implication and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes a reference —
(i)creating a trust whether express or implied; and
(ii)entering into a transaction or agreement,
and references to an arrangement shall be construed accordingly; and
(c)the reference to associates of a person has the same reference as under section 27.
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