Singapore legislation

Clause 63

of ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Bill

Clause 63

Amendment of section 18B

In the LP Act, in section 18B —

(a)

in subsection (1), replace “Subject to section 18C, a” with “A”; and

(b)

after subsection (3), insert —“(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any document prescribed as an excluded document for the purposes of this subsection.(5) Where a document is submitted on or after the date of commencement of section 63 of the ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Act 2024 using a form on the electronic transaction system, the reference to a document in subsection (1) excludes the following entries in the form:

(a)

a means of notification provided by a person for the purposes of section 28A(1)(b) of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004;

(b)

an individual’s date of birth obtained under this Act or section 28(1A) of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004;

(c)

any other prescribed information.(6) Where —

(a)

a document is filed or lodged with the Registrar under this Act by submitting a form on the electronic transaction system on or after the date of commencement of section 63 of the ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Act 2024; and

(b)

an individual’s residential address is entered in that form,the Registrar must cause the individual’s residential address to be excluded from every copy or extract of that document given or certified by the Registrar under subsection (1).”.

Clause 63 — ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Bill