Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Prescribed Regulated Persons and Prescribed Specified Regulators under Section 45) Regulations 2024

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No. S 865
Corruption, Drug Trafficking
and Other Serious Crimes
(Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992
Corruption, Drug Trafficking
and Other Serious Crimes
(Confiscation of Benefits)
(Prescribed Regulated Persons
and Prescribed Specified Regulators
under Section 45) Regulations 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 85 of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Prescribed Regulated Persons and Prescribed Specified Regulators under Section 45) Regulations 2024 and come into operation on 14 November 2024.
Regulated persons
2.  For the purposes of the definition of “regulated person” in section 45(11) of the Act, each person within a class of persons in the second column of the Schedule is prescribed as a regulated person of the specified regulator in the first column of that Schedule opposite that group.
Specified regulators
3.  For the purposes of section 45(11) of the Act —
(a)each ministry, department or Organ of State of the Government, or each public officer of any ministry, department or Organ of State of the Government; or
(b)each public authority established under any public Act for a public purpose, or each officer or employee of the public authority,
as mentioned in the first column of the Schedule, is prescribed as a specified regulator.
THE SCHEDULE
Regulations 2 and 3
Specified regulators and
regulated persons
First column
Second column
Specified regulator
Regulated persons
1.Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority established under section 3 of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004
(a)Any accounting corporation as defined in section 2(1) of the Accountants Act 2004
(b)Any accounting firm as defined in section 2(1) of the Accountants Act 2004
(c)Any accounting limited liability partnership as defined in section 2(1) of the Accountants Act 2004
(d)Any public accountant as defined in section 2(1) of the Accountants Act 2004
2.[Deleted by S 396/2025 wef 09/06/2025]
 
3.Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Business Names Registration Act 2014
Any person registered under section 8 of the Business Names Registration Act 2014
4.Commissioner of Charities appointed under section 3(1) of the Charities Act 1994
(a)Any charity as defined in section 2(1) of the Charities Act 1994
(b)Any person who conducts or participates in any fund‑raising appeal as defined in section 35(1) of the Charities Act 1994
5.Any Sector Administrator as defined in section 40 of the Charities Act 1994, that falls within paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “specified regulator” in section 45(11) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992
Any charity within the sector (as defined in section 40 of the Charities Act 1994) of that Sector Administrator
6.Registrar as defined in section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967
(a)Any company as defined in section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967
(b)Any foreign company as defined in section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967 that is registered under section 368 of that Act
6A.Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024
(a)Any registered corporate service provider as defined in section 2(1) of the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024
(b)Any registered qualified individual as defined in section 2(1) of the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024
7.Council for Estate Agencies established under section 6 of the Estate Agents Act 2010
(a)Any licensed estate agent as defined in section 3(1) of the Estate Agents Act 2010
(b)Any registered salesperson as defined in section 3(1) of the Estate Agents Act 2010
8.Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore mentioned in section 3 of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022
(a)Any casino operator as defined in section 2(1) of the Casino Control Act 2006
(b)Any class licensee as defined in section 3(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022
(c)Any licensee as defined in section 3(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022
9.Controller of Housing appointed under section 3(1) of the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965
(a)Any licensed housing developer as defined in section 2(1) of the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965
(b)Any developer as defined in section 2 of the Sale of Commercial Properties Act 1979
10.Director of Legal Services appointed under section 2A(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966
Any law practice entity as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966
11.Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005
Any limited liability partnership as defined in section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005
12.Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008
Any limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008
13.Registrar as defined in section 2 of the Moneylenders Act 2008
(a)Any exempt moneylender as defined in section 2 of the Moneylenders Act 2008
(b)Any licensee as defined in section 2 of the Moneylenders Act 2008
14.Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Pawnbrokers Act 2015
Any pawnbroker as defined in section 3(1) of the Pawnbrokers Act 2015
15.Registrar of Regulated Dealers appointed under section 4(1) of the Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Act 2019
Any regulated dealer as defined in section 2 of the Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Act 2019
16.Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018
Any variable capital company as defined in section 2(1) of the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018
[S 396/2025 wef 09/06/2025]
Made on 11 November 2024.
PANG KIN KEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[MHA 112/2/00109; AG/LEGIS/SL/65A/2020/9]

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