Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
173E. Self‑notification in certain circumstances
Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 3 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A director who ceases on or after the date of commencement of section 66 of the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 to be qualified to act as a director by virtue of section 148(1), 154(1), 155(1), 155A(1), 155C(1) or 155D(1), or by a disqualification order made by the Court under section 149, 149A or 154(2) —
director
“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;
must, without affecting section 165(1)(c), notify the company of his or her disqualification as soon as practicable but not later than 14 days after the disqualification; and
may give the notice mentioned in section 173A(1)(b), (c) or (d) to the Registrar if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.
A director who resigns from office and who has given notice of his or her resignation to the company, or a director who is removed or retires from office, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(b) to the Registrar if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
A secretary who resigns from office and who has given notice of his or her resignation to the company, or a secretary who is removed or retires from office, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(b) to the Registrar if the secretary has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
A director, chief executive officer or secretary who has changed his or her residential address or contact address (as the case may be) which is entered in the register of directors, register of chief executive officers or register of secretaries kept by the Registrar under section 173, or an auditor who has changed the auditor’s address which is entered in the register of auditors kept by the Registrar under section 173, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(c) to the Registrar if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.
chief executive officer
“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;
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;
contact address
Defined · s 4“contact address”, in relation to an individual, means an address that meets all of the following conditions:(a)it is a physical address at which the individual can be physically found or contacted by post;(b)it is not a post office box number;(c)it is located in the same jurisdiction as the individual’s residential address;
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;
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
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Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations
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Investigations
Part 10
Dissolution
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Transfer of Registration
Part 11
Various Types of Companies, Etc.
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Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
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