Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Various Types of Companies, Etc.
377B. Registrar’s decision on application for administrative restoration of foreign company
Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Registrar must give notice to the applicant of the decision on an application under section 377A.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
If the Registrar’s decision is that the name of the foreign company should be restored to the register, the name of the company is restored to the register on the date on which notice is sent (called in this section the restoration date).
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 Registrar must —
enter in the register a note of the restoration date; and
cause notice of the restoration to be published in the Gazette and on the Authority’s website.
The notice under subsection (3)(b) must state —
the name of the foreign company or, if the company is restored to the register under a different name, that name and its former name;
the unique entity number of the foreign company issued by the Registrar; and
the restoration date.
If the Registrar’s decision is that the name of the foreign company should not be restored to the register, the person who made the application under section 377A or any other person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar, may appeal to the Court.
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;
On an appeal made under subsection (5), the Court may —
confirm the Registrar’s decision; or
restore the name of the foreign company to the register and give such directions and make such orders as the Court is empowered to give and make under section 377D(3).
Terms defined in this Act
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;
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;
register
Defined · s 386AB“register of controllers” or “register” —(a)in relation to a company to which this Part applies — means the register that the company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(1), (1A), (2) or (3); and(b)in relation to a foreign company to which this Part applies — means the register that the foreign company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(4), (4A), (5) or (6);
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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