Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 2

In the Accountants Act 2004 (called in this Part the Accountants Act), in section 2 —

(a)

in subsection (1), after the definition of “accounting corporation”, insert —“ “accounting entity” means an accounting corporation, accounting firm or accounting LLP;”;

(b)

in subsection (1), after the definition of “Complaints Committee”, insert —“ “constitution”, in relation to a company, has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;”;

(c)

in subsection (1), after the definition of “identification”, insert —“ “individual practitioner”, in relation to an accounting entity, means —

(a)

in the case of an accounting corporation or accounting LLP — a corporate practitioner; or

(b)

in the case of an accounting firm — a public accountant who is —

(i)

a partner or an employee of the accounting firm; and

(ii)

practising as a public accountant in the accounting firm;”;

(d)

in subsection (1), after the definition of “professional indemnity insurance”, insert —“ “proliferation financing” means the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;”; and

(e)

in subsection (3), replace “15(6)” with “15(8)”.

Clause 4 — Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Bill