Singapore legislation

Clause 86

of Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Bill

Clause 86

Amendment of section 344E

In the Companies Act, in section 344E —

(a)

replace subsection (2) with —“(2) The Registrar must not restore the name of the company to the register if the Registrar has reason to believe that —

(a)

if the name of the company is restored, the company is likely to be used for an unlawful purpose or for purposes prejudicial to public peace, welfare or good order in Singapore; or

(b)

it would be contrary to national security or interest for the name of the company to be restored.(2A) If the Registrar restores the name of the company to the register —

(a)

the restoration of the name of the company to the register takes effect on the date and at the time when the Registrar restores the name of the company to the register;

(b)

the Registrar must enter in the register a note of the date and time when the restoration takes effect; and

(c)

the Registrar must cause notice of the restoration to be published in the Gazette and on the Authority’s website.”;

(b)

in subsection (3), replace “subsection (2)(b)(ii)” with “subsection (2A)(c)”;

(c)

in subsection (3)(c), replace “the date as on which” with “the date and time when”;

(d)

in subsection (5)(b), replace “restore” with “order the Registrar to restore”; and

(e)

after subsection (5), insert —“(6) On the Registrar restoring the name of a company to the register on a date and at a time pursuant to an order by the Court under subsection (5)(b), the restoration takes effect on that date and at that time.(7) The Registrar must, starting on the date and time when the Registrar restores the name of a company to the register under subsection (2A) or pursuant to an order by the Court under subsection (5)(b), ensure that any person who obtains any information on the company using the electronic transaction system is also informed that the name of the company is on the register.”.