Singapore legislation
Section 6
Section 6
Particulars to be shown on licences
(1)
Every licence granted to a moneylender shall show his true name and the name under which, and the address at which, he is authorised by the licence to carry on business as such, and in the case of an agent in addition the true name of the principal, whether an individual or a firm, on whose behalf the business is carried on. A licence shall not authorise a moneylender to carry on business at more than one address or under more than one name or under any name which includes the word “bank” or otherwise implies that he carries on the business of banking, and no licence shall authorise a moneylender to carry on business under any name except —
his true name or in the case of an agent the true name of the principal on whose behalf the agent carries on business;
the name of a firm in which he is a partner or of which he is an agent; or
a business name, whether of an individual or of a firm in which he is a partner or of which he is an agent, under which he or the firm or in the case of an agent his principal has been registered under the Business Registration Act [Cap. 32].
(2)
Any licence taken out in a name other than the moneylender’s true name shall be void.