Clause 21

In any case in which any individual, or all the partners of any firm, or all the directors and the secretary of any corporation required under this Act to be registered reside outside Singapore, and the business of the individual, firm or corporation is carried on in Singapore in the name of the individual, firm or corporation by a local manager, such local manager shall be personally responsible for the discharge of all obligations attaching to the individual, firm or corporation under this Act; and in the case of any default in respect of any such obligation, such local manager shall be subject to the same responsibilities, liabilities and penalties as the individual in whose name he carries on the business, or as a partner in the firm, or as a director or secretary of the corporation, as the case may be, and all the panel and other provisions of this Act shall be construed accordingly.