Singapore legislation
Section 49
Section 49
Restrictions on naming of director in document or register
Section 146 (except subsection (5)) of the Companies Act 1967 applies in relation to a VCC or proposed VCC as it applies in relation to a company or proposed company, subject to section 5 and the following modifications:
a reference in section 146(1)(b) and (d) of the Companies Act 1967 to the register of chief executive officers of a company is to the register of managers of a VCC;
in addition to the conditions in section 146(1A) of the Companies Act 1967, the person to be named as a director or proposed director in a document or register mentioned in section 146(1)(a) or (b) of that Act must also —
by himself or herself; or
through a registered qualified individual authorised by him or her,file with the Registrar a statement in the prescribed form and made by both the VCC and the person as to the person’s compliance with the prescribed factors in section 53(3); (c)the following provision applies in place of section 146(3) of the Companies Act 1967 (which disapplies section 146(1) and (2) of that Act to certain entities and documents):“Subsections (1) and (2) (other than the provisions relating to the signing of a consent to act as director) do not apply to a constitution adopted by a VCC after the expiration of one year from the date on which the VCC was entitled to commence business.”.