Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Manner and particulars of registration
(1)
An application for registration —
is to be lodged with the Registrar by an appropriate person; and
is to contain the following particulars:
the business name;
the general nature of the business;
the principal place of business;
where the business is to be carried on by an individual proprietor, the full name, identification, nationality and residential address of that individual proprietor;
where the business is to be carried on by a sole proprietor that is a corporation, the corporate name, registration number and registered office of that corporation;
where the business is to be carried on by a firm —
the full name, identification, nationality and residential address of every partner of the firm who is an individual; and
the corporate name, registration number and registered office of every partner of the firm which is a corporation;
the full name, identification, nationality and residential address of every authorised representative, if any;
the date or proposed date of commencement of business; and
such other information concerning the person proposing to carry on business and the person’s business name as may be prescribed.
(2)
The Registrar may, in any particular case, require the application referred to in subsection (1) to be verified in such manner as the Registrar considers fit.
(3)
In subsection (1) —
Definition
“appropriate person” means —
where the registration to be effected is that of an individual proprietor, that individual;
where the registration to be effected is that of a company, a director or a secretary of the company;
where the registration to be effected is that of a limited liability partnership within the meaning of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A), a manager of the limited liability partnership;
where the registration to be effected is that of a foreign company registered under Division 2 of Part XI of the Companies Act (Cap. 50), an authorised representative of the foreign company as defined in section 366 of that Act;
where the registration to be effected is that of a firm, an individual who is either —
a partner of the firm; or
an appropriate person specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) (as the case may be) in respect of any company, limited liability partnership or foreign company that is a partner of the firm; or
a registered filing agent registered under section 28F of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act (Cap. 2A) who is authorised by, and is acting for, the person seeking to be registered under this Act;
Definition
“identification” means —
in the case of an individual issued with an identity card under the National Registration Act (Cap. 201), the number of the individual’s identity card; and
in the case of an individual not issued with an identity card under that Act, particulars of the individual’s passport or such other similar evidence of identity as is acceptable to the Registrar.