Singapore legislation
Section 6
Section 6
Manner and particulars of registration
(1)
In connection with an application under section 5 for registration under this Act, the appropriate person shall lodge with the Registrar a statement in such medium and in such form as the Registrar may determine containing the following particulars:
the business name;
the general nature of the business;
the principal place of business and any other place where the business is carried on;
the name, identification (if any), nationality and the usual place of residence of every person responsible for the management of the business;
where the business is to be carried on by a firm, the name, identification (if any), nationality and the usual place of residence of every partner and, where a partner is a corporation, the corporate name, registration number and registered office of the corporation;
where the business is to be carried on by an individual, the name, identification (if any), nationality and the usual place of residence of that individual;
where the business is to be carried on by a corporation, its corporate name, registration number and registered office; and
the date or proposed date of commencement of business.
(2)
The Registrar may, in any particular case, require the statement referred to in subsection (1) to be verified in such manner as the Registrar may consider fit.
(3)
The High Court may, on the application of any person alleged or claiming to be a partner, direct the rectification of the register and decide any question arising under this section.
(4)
In this section, “appropriate person”, in relation to an application for registration, means —
where the registration to be effected is that of an individual, the individual;
where the registration to be effected is that of a corporation, a director or the secretary of the corporation or an agent of the corporation within the meaning of section 366(1) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) ;
where the registration to be effected is that of a foreign firm, the manager of the foreign firm or the person having direct control of the management of the business of the foreign firm; or
where the registration to be effected is that of a firm (other than a foreign firm), every individual who is a partner of the firm, and a director or the secretary of every corporation which is a partner of the firm,and includes a prescribed person authorised by a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d), as the case may be.