PART 1 | Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Regulations are the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Part 10 Relief) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 15 January 2021. |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —| “accrued arrears” means any amount mentioned in section 53(4)(a) of the Act or any interest or other charge (however described) on that amount; |
| “adjustment relief Registrar’s directives” means directives issued by the adjustment relief Registrar under regulation 40; |
| “CorpPass” means the identity authentication service known as Singapore Corporate Access, by which an entity authenticates its identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a public body; |
| “CorpPass credential” means any username, password or 2‑factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using CorpPass, the identity of an entity; |
“designated email address”, in relation to a person, means —| (a) | in the case of a party who served a notice of negotiation, notice of revision or notice of negotiation for contract of national interest under section 45(1), 53(1) or 61(1) of the Act —| (i) | that party’s email address as specified in the notice; or | | (ii) | if that party has submitted any form or document to the adjustment relief Registrar or an adjustment relief assessor in relation to the notice in which another email address is specified as that party’s email address — that other email address; |
| | (b) | in the case of a party or assignee who lodged with the adjustment relief Registrar a notice of objection, notice for adjustment or notice for compensation under section 46(1), 47(1) or 51(1) of the Act —| (i) | that party’s or assignee’s email address as specified in the notice; or | | (ii) | if that party or assignee has submitted any form or document to the adjustment relief Registrar or an adjustment relief assessor in relation to the notice in which another email address is specified as that party’s or assignee’s email address — that other email address; or |
| | (c) | in the case of any other person — the email address designated by that person for the purpose of receiving documents or communications under Part 10 of the Act or these Regulations; |
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“designated postal address”, in relation to a person, means —| (a) | in the case of a party who served a notice of negotiation, notice of revision or notice of negotiation for contract of national interest under section 45(1), 53(1) or 61(1) of the Act —| (i) | that party’s postal address as specified in the notice; or | | (ii) | if that party has submitted any form or document to the adjustment relief Registrar or an adjustment relief assessor in relation to the notice in which another postal address is specified as that party’s postal address — that other postal address; or |
| | (b) | in the case of a party or assignee who lodged with the adjustment relief Registrar a notice of objection, notice for adjustment or notice for compensation under section 46(1), 47(1) or 51(1) of the Act —| (i) | that party’s or assignee’s postal address as specified in the notice; or | | (ii) | if that party or assignee has submitted any form or document to the adjustment relief Registrar or an adjustment relief assessor in relation to the notice of objection, notice for adjustment or notice for compensation, in which another postal address is specified as that party’s or assignee’s postal address — that other postal address; or |
| | (c) | in the case of any other person — the postal address designated by that person for the purpose of receiving documents or communications under Part 10 of the Act or these Regulations; |
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| “determination” means a determination under section 66 or 67 of the Act; |
| “electronic system” means the electronic system established under regulation 8; |
| “future loss”, in relation to a specified contract that is terminated under any other written law or rule of law mentioned in section 43(6) of the Act, means any expense or loss incurred or suffered by a party to the contract or a party’s assignee, in relation to the period of the specified contract after the date of termination, as a consequence of any breach of the specified contract by any other party to the contract; |
“ordinary address” means —| (a) | in the case of a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association —| (i) | the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office, or principal office, in Singapore; or | | (ii) | in the absence of a registered office, or principal office, in Singapore, the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s last known place of business in Singapore; |
| | (b) | in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of residence or business in Singapore; or | | (c) | in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore; |
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“party”, in relation to a determination, means —| (a) | the party who lodged with the adjustment relief Registrar the notice of objection, notice for adjustment, notice for compensation or notice for repricing; or | | (b) | a person who is served the notice of objection, notice for adjustment, notice for compensation or notice for repricing under section 46(1), 47(2), 51(1), 54(1) or 61(2) of the Act or regulation 13(2), 15(2), 17(2), 20(2) or 23(2), |
| in relation to which an adjustment relief assessor is to be appointed under section 65(1) or (2) of the Act to make the determination; |
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| “prescribed mode of service” has the meaning given by regulation 6; |
| “Registry” means the Registry of Adjustment Relief Assessors established under regulation 38; |
| “SingPass” means the identity authentication service, known as Singapore Personal Access, by which an individual authenticates the individual’s identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a public body; |
| “SingPass credential” means any username, password or 2‑factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using SingPass, the identity of an individual; |
“specified notice” means any of the following:| (a) | a notice of negotiation; | | (b) | a notice of revision; | | (c) | a notice of objection; | | (d) | a notice for adjustment; | | (e) | a notice for compensation; | | (f) | a notice of negotiation for contract of national interest; | | (g) | a notice for repricing; |
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| “subsequent failure”, in relation to a specified contract, means any failure to perform any obligation under the specified contract by any party to the contract, during the period of moratorium applicable to a person served with a notice of negotiation in relation to the contract, in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the Act; |
| “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. |
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