Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
196A. Electronic register of members
Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 2 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
On and after 3 January 2016, the Registrar must, in respect of every private company, keep and maintain an electronic register of members of that company containing such information notified to the Registrar on or after that date.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
The electronic register of members of a private company must be kept in such form as the Registrar may determine and must contain —
register
“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);
the following information:
the names of the members;
the residential address and contact address (if the member is an individual) or address (if otherwise) of each member;
in the case of a company having a share capital —
a statement of the shares held by each member of the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on the shares of each member; and
the date of every allotment of shares to members (including any deemed allotment as defined in section 63(3)) and the number of shares comprised in each allotment;
the date on which the name of each person was entered in the register as a member;
the date on which any person who ceased to be a member during the previous 7 years so ceased to be a member; and
any change to the information referred to in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) that occurs on or after 3 January 2016.
Where a private company has converted any of its shares into stock and the company notifies the Registrar of this fact, the register must show the amount of stock or number of stock units held by each member instead of the number of shares and the particulars relating to shares specified in subsection (2)(a).
private company
“private company” means —(a)any company which immediately prior to 29 December 1967 was a private company under the provisions of the repealed written laws;(b)any company incorporated as a private company by virtue of section 18; or(c)any company converted into a private company pursuant to section 31(1),being a company which has not ceased to be a private company under section 31 or 32;
Particulars of any change in the information referred to in subsection (2) must be given to the Registrar where a private company purchases one or more of its shares or stocks in circumstances in which section 76H applies unless the company cancels all the shares or stocks immediately after the purchase in accordance with section 76K(1).
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
The Registrar must update the electronic register of members in accordance with any change that is required or authorised by any provision of this Act to be lodged with the Registrar, including section 31(1), 63(1), 70(6), 71(1B), 74A(3), 76B(7), 76K(1A), 126(2) or 128(1)(a).
An entry in the register of members required to be kept by the Registrar under this section is prima facie evidence of the truth of any matters which are by this Act directed or authorised to be entered or inserted in the register of members.
Terms defined in this Act
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
company having a share capital
Defined · s 4“company having a share capital” includes an unlimited company with a share capital;
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;
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;
private company
Defined · s 4“private company” means —(a)any company which immediately prior to 29 December 1967 was a private company under the provisions of the repealed written laws;(b)any company incorporated as a private company by virtue of section 18; or(c)any company converted into a private company pursuant to section 31(1),being a company which has not ceased to be a private company under section 31 or 32;
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;
Part 6
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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