Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Investigations
230. Power to declare company or foreign company
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Minister may by order declare that a company or foreign company is a company to which this Part applies if the Minister is satisfied —
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
that a prima facie case has been established that, for the protection of the public or the shareholders or creditors of the company or foreign company, it is desirable that the affairs of the company or foreign company should be investigated under this Part;
foreign company
“foreign company” means —(a)a company, corporation, society, association or other body incorporated outside Singapore; or(b)an unincorporated society, association or other body which under the law of its place of origin may sue or be sued, or hold property in the name of the secretary or other officer of the body or association duly appointed for that purpose and which does not have its head office or principal place of business in Singapore;
that it is in the public interest that allegations of fraud, misfeasance or other misconduct by persons who are or have been concerned with the formation or management of the company or foreign company should be investigated under this Part;
that for any other reason it is in the public interest that the affairs of the company or foreign company should be investigated under this Part; or
in the case of a foreign company, that the appropriate authority of another country has requested that a declaration be made pursuant to this section in respect of the company.
Authority
“Authority” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority established under the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004;
Terms defined in s 4
Authority
Defined · s 4“Authority” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority established under the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004;
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
foreign company
Defined · s 4“foreign company” means —(a)a company, corporation, society, association or other body incorporated outside Singapore; or(b)an unincorporated society, association or other body which under the law of its place of origin may sue or be sued, or hold property in the name of the secretary or other officer of the body or association duly appointed for that purpose and which does not have its head office or principal place of business in Singapore;
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Various Types of Companies, Etc.
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