Monetary Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill

Clause 1

This Act is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2022 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister charged with the responsibility for monetary policy appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Subclause

“(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the following:

(a)

any subscription for reserves management Government securities issued by the Government under the Government Securities (Debt Market and Investment) Act 1992 that is

(i)

made solely in connection with the transfer of foreign reserve assets from the Authority to the Government, where such assets are in excess of the amount the Authority considers necessary for the conduct of monetary policy; or(ii)made by way of a reinvestment of the principal sum payable, upon redemption, on any reserves management Government securities held by the Authority;

(b)

any subscription for debt securities (including Treasury bills but not reserves management Government securities) issued by the Government that is made in connection with the conduct of monetary policy or the development of the bond market in Singapore;

(c)

any subscription for debt securities issued by any public authority that is made in connection with the development of the bond market in Singapore,but only insofar as that subscription does not compromise the object of the Authority referred to in section 4(1)(a).”; and

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill

Clause 1

AMENDMENTS TO MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE ACT

Clause 2

Subclause