Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
196E. Transitional provision on keeping of residential address and contact address of members of private company
Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 2 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
As from the date of commencement of section 43 of the ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Act 2024, the Registrar must cause —
the address contained in the electronic register of members of each member who is an individual to be kept as the residential address of that member and, until notice of a change in the individual’s contact address is lodged under any ACRA administered Act on or after that date, also as the contact address of that member; and
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);
that contact address to be made available for public access under section 12(2)(d) as the address of that member.
contact address
“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;
Terms defined in this Act
ACRA administered Act
Defined · s 4“ACRA administered Act” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004 or any of the written laws specified in the Second Schedule to that Act;
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;
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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