Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 13F

Section 13F of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)on or after 22nd February 2010 from the provision of ship management services to any qualifying special purpose vehicle in respect of ships owned or operated by the qualifying special purpose vehicle.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “the business of carriage or charter” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “any operation, activity or service”; and

(c)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “international shipping enterprise” in subsection (6) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definitions:“ “qualifying special purpose vehicle”, in relation to an approved international shipping enterprise, means —

(a)

an approved company —

(i)

which is incorporated and resident in Singapore; and

(ii)

at least 50% of the total number of the issued ordinary shares of which are beneficially owned, whether directly or indirectly, by the approved international shipping enterprise;

(b)

an approved company —

(i)

which is incorporated outside Singapore; and

(ii)

at least 25% of the total number of the issued ordinary shares of which are beneficially owned, whether directly or indirectly, by the approved international shipping enterprise; or

(c)

an approved partnership —

(i)

which is registered or formed outside Singapore; and

(ii)

of which the approved international shipping enterprise is a partner and is entitled to at least 25% of its income;“ship management services” has the same meaning as in section 13A(16).”.