Singapore legislation
Clause 24
Clause 24
New section 130CA
The Companies Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 130C, the following section:“Depository or nominee deemed to be bare trustee130CA.—
The Depository or its nominee shall be deemed to hold the book-entry securities deposited with it as a bare trustee for the collective benefit of depositors.(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a depositor shall not have any right to specific book-entry securities deposited with the Depository or its nominee but shall be entitled to a pro rata share computed on the basis of the book-entry securities credited to one or more accounts in the name of the depositor.(3) A depository agent shall be deemed to hold book-entry securities deposited in its name with the Depository or its nominee, on behalf of any sub-account holder, as a bare trustee.(4) A sub-account holder shall not have any right to specific book-entry securities deposited with the Depository or its nominee but shall be entitled to a pro rata share computed on the basis of the book-entry securities credited to one or more accounts maintained by the sub-account holder with a depository agent.”.