Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Various Types of Companies, Etc.
375. Obligation to state name of foreign company, whether limited, and country where incorporated
Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A foreign company must —
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;
[Deleted by Act 36 of 2014]
cause its name and the place where it is formed or incorporated to be stated in legible romanised letters on all its bill‑heads and letter paper and in all its notices, prospectuses and other official publications; and
if the liability of its members is limited (unless the last word of its name is the word “Limited” or “Berhad” or the abbreviation “Ltd.” or “Bhd.”), cause notice of that fact —
to be stated in legible characters in every prospectus issued by it and in all its bill‑heads, letter paper, notices, and other official publications in Singapore; and
except in the case of a banking corporation, to be exhibited outside its registered office and every place of business established by it in Singapore.
Where the name of a foreign company is indicated on any of the documents referred to in subsection (1) in characters or in any other way than by the use of romanised letters, this section relating to the statement of its name is deemed not to have been complied with unless the name of the company is stated on such document in romanised letters not smaller than any of the characters so exhibited or stated on the relevant document.
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;
The unique entity number of a foreign company, issued by the Registrar, must appear in a legible form on all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices and publications of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.
entity
“entity” means an entity that is referred to in the Accounting Standards in relation to the preparation of financial statements and the requirements for the preparation of financial statements;
Despite subsection (3), a foreign company incorporated before 3 January 2016 need only comply with subsection (3) after the expiration of 12 months after that date.
Terms defined in this Act
banking corporation
Defined · s 4“banking corporation” means a bank or merchant bank licensed under the Banking Act 1970;
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
document
Defined · s 4“document” includes summons, order and other legal process, and notice and register;
entity
Defined · s 209A“entity” means an entity that is referred to in the Accounting Standards in relation to the preparation of financial statements and the requirements for the preparation of financial statements;
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;
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;
prospectus
Defined · s 4“prospectus” means any prospectus, notice, circular, material, advertisement, publication or other document —(a)inviting applications or offers from the public to subscribe for or purchase; or(b)offering to the public for subscription or purchase,any shares in or debentures of, or any units of shares in or debentures of, a corporation or proposed corporation, and includes any document deemed to be a prospectus under section 257 of the Securities and Futures Act 2001, but does not include —(c)a profile statement; or(d)any material, advertisement or publication which is authorised by section 251 (other than subsection (5)) of that Act;
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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