Singapore legislation

Clause 59

of ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Bill

Clause 59

Amendment of section 2

In the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (called in this Part the LP Act), in section 2(1) —

(a)

before the definition of “agreed contribution”, insert —“ “ACRA administered Act” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004 or any of the written laws specified in the Second Schedule to that Act;”;

(b)

delete the definition of “alternate address”;

(c)

after the definition of “certificate of confirmation of registration”, insert —“ “contact address”, in relation to an individual, means an address that meets all of the following conditions:

(a)

it is a physical address at which the individual can be physically found or contacted by post;

(b)

it is not a post office box number;

(c)

it is located in the same jurisdiction as the individual’s residential address;”; and

(d)

after the definition of “foreign firm”, insert —“ “full name” or “name” means —

(a)

in the case of an individual registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest identity card issued to that individual under section 9 of that Act; or

(b)

in the case of an individual not registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest passport issued to that individual or such other similar evidence of identification as is available;”.

Clause 59 — ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Bill