Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Business Trusts (Amendment) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 53

Section 53 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) The trustee‑manager of a registered business trust must call a general meeting of the unitholders of the registered business trust known as the “annual general meeting” after the end of each financial year within —

(a)

4 months, in the case of a listed registered business trust; or

(b)

6 months, in the case of any other registered business trust.(2) The Authority may extend the period mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) —

(a)

on an application by the trustee‑manager of a registered business trust, if the Authority thinks there are special reasons to do so; or

(b)

in respect of any prescribed class of registered business trusts.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) The Authority may, by order in the Gazette, specify any other period in substitution of the period mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), or both.”.