{"_id": "2015-01-19_P12_S1_PAWNBROKERS_BILL", "_source": "SG/PairSearch", "_type": "parliamentary_proceedings", "_fetched_at": "2026-03-26T12:57:23.124334+00:00", "title": "PAWNBROKERS BILL", "summary": " (Ms Indranee Rajah) : Mdm Speaker, I beg to move, \"That the Bill be now read a Second time.\" Madam, the pawnbroking industry caters to the needs of individuals...pawnbroking within or outside Singapore in a way that renders him unfit to hold a licence. In addition, the Bill makes it an offence for a person to become a substantial shareholder, or be appointed as a director or manager of the...", "text": "PAWNBROKERS BILL\n (Ms Indranee Rajah) : Mdm Speaker, I beg to move, \"That the Bill be now read a Second time.\" Madam, the pawnbroking industry caters to the needs of individuals...pawnbroking within or outside Singapore in a way that renders him unfit to hold a licence. In addition, the Bill makes it an offence for a person to become a substantial shareholder, or be appointed as a director or manager of the...", "date": "2015-01-19", "parliament_number": 12, "session_number": 2, "sitting_number": 1, "topic": "SECOND READING BILLS", "search_query": "bill", "doc_type": "hansard_debate", "language": "en", "jurisdiction": "SG", "country": "Singapore", "text_length": 413, "top_keywords": ["bill", "pawnbroking", "pawnbrokers", "indranee", "rajah", "speaker", "move", "read", "second", "time", "madam", "industry", "caters", "needs", "individuals"], "source_url": "https://search.pair.gov.sg/search?query=bill&source=hansard", "search_text": "PAWNBROKERS BILL  (Ms Indranee Rajah) : Mdm Speaker, I beg to move, \"That the Bill be now read a Second time.\" Madam, the pawnbroking industry caters to the needs of individuals...pawnbroking within or outside Singapore in a way that renders him unfit to hold a licence. In addition, the Bill makes it an offence for a person to become a substantial shareholder, or be appointed as a director or manager of the... SECOND READING BILLS"}