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6 but does not include any permitted fee, stamp duty or other fee payable under this Act or any other written law;

“licence” means a moneylender’s licence issued or renewed under this Act, and “licensee” shall be construed accordingly;

“limited liability partnership” has the same meaning as in the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A);

“moneylender” means a person who, whether as principal or agent, carries on or holds himself out in any way as carrying on the business of moneylending, whether or not he carries on any other business, but does not include any excluded moneylender;

“permitted fee”, in relation to a loan, means the costs, charges or expenses prescribed under section 22(1) that may be imposed on the borrower under the contract for the loan;

“principal”, in relation to a loan, means the amount actually lent by a moneylender under the contract for the loan;

“real estate investment trust” means a collective investment scheme that is—
 * (a) authorised under section 286 or recognised under section 287 of the Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 289); and
 * (b) a trust that invests primarily in real estate and real estate-related assets specified by the Authority in the Code on Collective Investment Schemes and all or any of the units of which are listed for quotation on a securities exchange within the meaning of that Act;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Moneylenders appointed under section 4 and includes a Deputy Registrar of Moneylenders and an Assistant Registrar of Moneylenders appointed under that section;

“substantial shareholder” and “substantial shareholding” have the same meanings as in Division 4 of Part IV of the Companies Act (Cap. 50);

“unlicensed moneylender” means a person—
 * (a) who is presumed to be a moneylender under section 3; and
 * (b) who is not a licensee or an exempt moneylender.