Under section 43(1)(a) of the Pawnbrokers Act 2015, a company or other business entity may be granted a waiver from complying with the provisions of the Pawnbrokers Act 2015. There is no prescribed form for the application of a waiver certificate. Applicants are to write to the Registry with the following information and supporting documents:

i) A brief description of the applicant;
ii) A copy of the Instant Information Service printout on the applicant issued by ACRA;
iii) The business(es) and registered address(es) of the applicant;
iv) The telephone number(s) of the applicant;
v) A detailed description of each type of activity for which the waiver certificate is sought, including the specific goods involved, proposed processes, and the reasons for seeking a waiver;
vi) A detailed description of the types or classes of pawners in relation to each type of pawnbroking activity for which waiver is sought; and
vii) A draft scope of waiver for our consideration.

Applications may be submitted to the Registry via mail to:

Attention to: Registry of Pawnbrokers
MinLaw Mailroom
45 Maxwell Road
#06-01 The URA Centre (East Wing)
Singapore 069118

Please note that a non-refundable application fee of $600/- shall apply regardless of the outcome of the application. Payment of the application fee should be made in the form of an account-payee crossed cheque of $600/- in favour of the ‘Accountant-General, Singapore'.