Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
173D. Saving and transitional provisions for existing particulars of directors, chief executive officers, secretaries and auditors before 3 January 2016
Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 3 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In the case of a company incorporated before 3 January 2016 the name and particulars of the persons who were lodged with the Registrar as a director, a secretary or an auditor of the company under section 173 in force immediately before that date, must be entered in the company’s register of directors, register of secretaries or register of auditors (whichever may be applicable) referred to in section 173, until a notification of any change to the information referred to in section 173(3), (6) or (7) is received by the Registrar under section 173A(1)(b) or (c).
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
Where a company mentioned in subsection (1) has lodged the name and particulars of one or more managers with the Registrar as a manager or managers (as the case may be) of the company under section 173 in force immediately before 3 January 2016, the name and particulars of the manager or managers (as the case may be) must be entered in the company’s register of chief executive officers referred to in section 173, until a notification of any change in the information referred to in section 173(5) is received by the Registrar under section 173A(1)(b) or (c).
lodged
“lodged” means lodged under this Act or any corresponding previous written law;
For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) —
the address lodged with the Registrar in respect of any director or secretary under section 173 in force immediately before 3 January 2016 must be entered as his or her residential address;
the address lodged with the Registrar in respect of any manager under section 173 in force immediately before 3 January 2016 must be entered as his or her residential address in his or her capacity as chief executive officer of the company; and
the address lodged with the Registrar in respect of any auditor under section 173 in force immediately before 3 January 2016, must be entered as the auditor’s address.
Terms defined in this Act
chief executive officer
Defined · s 4“chief executive officer”, in relation to a company, means any one or more persons, by whatever name described, who —(a)is in direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the company; and(b)is principally responsible for the management and conduct of the business of the company, or part of the business of the company, as the case may be;
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
director
Defined · s 4“director” includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or the majority of the directors of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director;
lodged
Defined · s 4“lodged” means lodged under this Act or any corresponding previous written law;
name
Defined · s 4“full name” or “name” means —(a)in the case of an individual registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest identity card issued to that individual under section 9 of that Act; or(b)in the case of an individual not registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest passport issued to that individual or such other similar evidence of identification as is available;
register
Defined · s 386AB“register of controllers” or “register” —(a)in relation to a company to which this Part applies — means the register that the company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(1), (1A), (2) or (3); and(b)in relation to a foreign company to which this Part applies — means the register that the foreign company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(4), (4A), (5) or (6);
Registrar
Defined · s 4“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
residential address
Defined · s 4“residential address” means —(a)in the case of a person registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the place of residence of that person as registered under that Act; or(b)in the case of a person not registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the usual residential address of that person;
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Financial Statements and Audit
Part 7
Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations
Part 8
Part 8A
Part 9
Investigations
Part 10
Dissolution
Part 10A
Transfer of Registration
Part 11
Various Types of Companies, Etc.
Part 11A
Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
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