Singapore legislation

Section 6

of Business Names Registration Act 2014

Section 6

Manner and particulars of registration

(1)

An application for registration —

(a)

is to be lodged with the Registrar by an appropriate person; and

(b)

is to contain the following particulars:

(i)

the business name;

(ii)

the general nature of the business;

(iii)

the principal place of business;

(iv)

where the business is to be carried on by an individual proprietor, the full name, identification, nationality and residential address of that individual proprietor;

(v)

where the business is to be carried on by a sole proprietor that is a corporation, the corporate name, registration number and registered office of that corporation;

(vi)

where the business is to be carried on by a firm —

(A)

the full name, identification, nationality and residential address of every partner of the firm who is an individual; and

(B)

the corporate name, registration number and registered office of every partner of the firm that is a corporation;

(vii)

the full name, identification, nationality and residential address of every authorised representative, if any;

(viii)

the date or proposed date of commencement of business; and

(ix)

any other information concerning the person proposing to carry on business and the person’s business name that is prescribed.

(2)

The Registrar may, in any particular case, require the application referred to in subsection (1) to be verified in such manner as the Registrar considers fit.

(3)

In subsection (1) —

Definition

“appropriate person” means —

(a)

where the registration to be effected is that of an individual proprietor, that individual;

(b)

where the registration to be effected is that of a company, a director or a secretary of the company;

(c)

where the registration to be effected is that of a limited liability partnership within the meaning of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005, a manager of the limited liability partnership;

(d)

where the registration to be effected is that of a foreign company registered under Division 2 of Part 11 of the Companies Act 1967, an authorised representative of the foreign company as defined in section 366 of that Act;

(e)

where the registration to be effected is that of a firm, an individual who is either —

(i)

a partner of the firm; or

(ii)

an appropriate person specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) (as the case may be) in respect of any company, limited liability partnership or foreign company that is a partner of the firm; or

(f)

a registered filing agent registered under section 31 of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004 who is authorised by, and is acting for, the person seeking to be registered under this Act;

Definition

“identification” means —

(a)

in the case of an individual issued with an identity card under the National Registration Act 1965, the number of the individual’s identity card; and

(b)

in the case of an individual not issued with an identity card under that Act, particulars of the individual’s passport or any other similar evidence of identity that is acceptable to the Registrar.