Singapore legislation
Clause 69
Clause 69
Consequential amendments to other written laws
(1)
The Companies Act (Cap. 50) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the word “formed” in section 17(4), the words “solely or mainly”; and
by deleting the words “an accountant registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore” in section 171(1AA)(c) and substituting the words “a public accountant”.
(2)
The First Schedule to the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134) is amended by deleting item 10.
(3)
In so far as it is necessary for preserving the effect of any written law or document —
any reference in such written law or document to the repealed Accountants Act shall be construed as a reference to this Act; and
any reference in such written law or document to a registered public accountant or an approved accounting corporation shall be construed as a reference to a public accountant registered under this Act or an accounting corporation approved under this Act.
(4)
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, repeal or amend any written law which appears to him to be unnecessary having regard to the provisions of this Act or to be inconsistent with any provision of this Act.