Singapore legislation
Section 41
Section 41
Proceedings conducted by officers of Authority
(1)
Proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act or under any written law specified in the Second Schedule may, with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, be conducted by an officer of the Authority who is authorised in writing in that behalf by the Chief Executive.
(2)
Despite the provisions of any written law, a legal officer of the Authority who has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor under the Legal Profession Act 1966 may —
appear in any civil proceedings involving the Authority or any Registrar in the performance of the functions or duties of the Authority or Registrar under any written law specified in the Second Schedule; and
make and do all acts and applications in respect of such proceedings on behalf of the Authority or any Registrar.
(3)
In this section, “Registrar” means —
the Registrar of Public Accountants and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Public Accountants appointed under the Accountants Act 2004;
the Registrar of Business Names and any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Business Names appointed under the Business Names Registration Act 2014;
the Registrar of Companies and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies appointed under the Companies Act 1967;
the Registrar of Limited Liability Partnerships and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Limited Liability Partnerships appointed under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
the Registrar of Limited Partnerships and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Limited Partnerships appointed under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008; and
the Registrar of VCCs and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of VCCs appointed under the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018.[33