Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10A · Transfer of Registration
358. Application for registration
Last amended by an amending law of 2017.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A foreign corporate entity may apply to the Registrar to be registered as a company limited by shares under this Act.
foreign corporate entity
“foreign corporate entity” means a body corporate that is incorporated outside Singapore;
An application under subsection (1) —
must be made in such form and manner, and contain such particulars, as may be prescribed; and
must be accompanied by —
a certified copy of the charter, statute, constitution or memorandum or articles or other instrument constituting or defining its constitution (if any), in its place of incorporation;
the constitution by which the foreign corporate entity proposes to be registered;
such other documents as may be prescribed; and
the prescribed fee.
The Registrar may require an applicant to furnish to the Registrar such further information or documents as the Registrar may require.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
Terms defined in this Act
certified
Defined · s 4“certified”, in relation to a copy of a document, means certified in the prescribed manner to be a true copy of the document and, in relation to a translation of a document, means certified in the prescribed manner to be a correct translation of the document into the English language;
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;
constitution
Defined · s 4“constitution”, in relation to a company, means —(a)the constitution of the company which is registered with the Registrar under section 19, as may be amended from time to time; and(b)in the case of a company incorporated before 3 January 2016, the memorandum of association of the company, the articles of association of the company, or both, in force immediately before that date;
foreign corporate entity
Defined · s 356“foreign corporate entity” means a body corporate that is incorporated outside Singapore;
place of incorporation
Defined · s 356“place of incorporation” means, in the case of a foreign corporate entity that had transferred its domicile after its incorporation, the jurisdiction where the foreign corporate entity is domiciled at the time it applies for registration;
registered
Defined · s 4“registered” means registered under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment;
Registrar
Defined · s 4“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
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Various Types of Companies, Etc.
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Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
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