Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Companies, Business Trusts and Other Bodies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 204

In the Companies Act, in section 204 —

(a)

in subsection (1), replace “section 201(2), (5) or (16)” with “section 201(2) or (5)”;

(b)

in subsection (1), replace “$50,000” with “$250,000”;

(c)

after subsection (1), insert —“(1AA) If any director of a company fails to comply with section 201(16), he or she shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.”;

(d)

in subsection (3)(a), replace “$100,000” with “$250,000”;

(e)

in subsection (3)(a), delete “or” at the end; and

(f)

in subsection (3), after paragraph (a), insert —“(aa)in the case of an offence under subsection (1AA), to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both; or”.

Clause 9 — Companies, Business Trusts and Other Bodies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill