Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 15

Section 15 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Articles 3(a)” in subsection (1), the words “, (b), (ba), (bb)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) If it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the prescribed conditions have been fulfilled, then ad valorem stamp duty under Articles 3(a), (b), (ba), (bb) and (c) and 9(c) in the First Schedule shall not be chargeable on any instrument executed on or after 19th February 2011 for the purposes of or in connection with the conversion of a private company to a limited liability partnership under section 21 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A).”;

(c)

by deleting the words “which the Commissioner was satisfied would not occur in allowing the relief, does occur” in subsection (3)(b) and substituting the words “has occurred”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “limited liability partnership” in subsection (4), the following definition:“ “private company” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50);”.