Singapore legislation
Section 229
Section 229
Interpretation
In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears —“company” includes a foreign company which is a declared company;“declared company” means a company or foreign company which the Minister has by order declared to be a company to which this Part applies;“officer or agent”, in relation to a corporation, includes —
a director, banker, solicitor or auditor of the corporation;
a person who at any time —
has been a person referred to in paragraph (a); or
has been otherwise employed or appointed by the corporation;
a person who —
has in the person’s possession any property of the corporation;
is indebted to the corporation; or
is capable of giving information concerning the promotion, formation, trading, dealings, affairs or property of the corporation; and
where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or believing that a person is a person mentioned in paragraph (c) — that person.
Definition
“company” includes a foreign company which is a declared company;
Definition
“declared company” means a company or foreign company which the Minister has by order declared to be a company to which this Part applies;
Definition
“officer or agent”, in relation to a corporation, includes —
a director, banker, solicitor or auditor of the corporation;
a person who at any time —
has been a person referred to in paragraph (a); or
has been otherwise employed or appointed by the corporation;
a person who —
has in the person’s possession any property of the corporation;
is indebted to the corporation; or
is capable of giving information concerning the promotion, formation, trading, dealings, affairs or property of the corporation; and
where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or believing that a person is a person mentioned in paragraph (c) — that person.