Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10A · Transfer of Registration
357. Names of companies to be registered under this Part
Last amended by an amending law of 2017.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A foreign corporate entity which intends to be registered as a company limited by shares under this Act must apply to reserve the name of the intended company.
foreign corporate entity
“foreign corporate entity” means a body corporate that is incorporated outside Singapore;
Section 27 applies to and in respect of an application under subsection (1) as if it were an application to reserve the name of an intended company under that section.
name
“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;
A foreign corporate entity must not be registered under section 359(1) unless the name which it is proposed to be registered has been reserved under section 27, as applied by subsection (2).
registered
“registered” means registered under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment;
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 limited by shares
Defined · s 4“company limited by shares” means a company formed on the principle of having the liability of its members limited by the constitution to the amount (if any) unpaid on the shares respectively held by them;
foreign corporate entity
Defined · s 356“foreign corporate entity” means a body corporate that is incorporated outside Singapore;
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;
registered
Defined · s 4“registered” means registered under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment;
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