Singapore legislation
Section 10
Section 10
Vesting of residential properties in Singapore companies
(1)
Despite anything in any written law, a Singapore company which intends to acquire any estate or interest in any residential property other than non‑restricted residential property must, prior to the vesting of the estate or interest in that residential property in the company, provide the Controller with a list of its directors and members containing the particulars of their nationality and such other particulars as the Controller may require.
(2)
The Controller may, if he or she is satisfied that the requirements of subsection (1) are complied with and that the company is a Singapore company, issue to the company a certificate stating that the company may acquire and retain residential properties subject to the provisions of this Act.
(3)
The Controller may at any time require a Singapore company which has been issued a certificate under subsection (2) to produce its register of members and directors for his or her inspection if the Controller desires to ascertain whether the Singapore company has ceased to be a Singapore company.
(4)
The Controller may at any time cancel a certificate issued under subsection (2) if he or she is satisfied that —
in the case of a Singapore company which does not own any residential property that is not non‑restricted residential property — the Singapore company has become a foreign company without obtaining the prior written approval of the Controller under section 14; or
in the case of a Singapore company which owns any residential property that is not non‑restricted residential property — the Singapore company has become a converted foreign company without obtaining the prior written approval of the Controller under section 26.
(5)
The Controller must, upon the application by any Singapore company which is a holder of a certificate issued by the Controller under subsection (2), cancel the certificate if the Controller is satisfied that the Singapore company does not own any residential property that is not non‑restricted residential property.
(6)
Any Singapore company which contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.