Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Various Types of Companies, Etc.
379. Register of members of foreign companies
Last amended by an amending law of 2017.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A foreign company registered under this Division on or after 31 March 2017 must, within 30 days after it is registered —
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;
keep a register of its members at its registered office in Singapore or at some other place in Singapore; and
lodge a notice with the Registrar specifying the address at which the register of members is kept.
A foreign company registered under this Division before 31 March 2017 must, within 60 days after that date —
registered
“registered” means registered under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment;
keep a register of its members at its registered office in Singapore or at some other place in Singapore; and
lodge a notice with the Registrar specifying the address at which the register of members is kept.
If there is any change in the address at which the register of members mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is kept, the foreign company must, within 30 days after the change, lodge a notice of the change with the Registrar.
register
“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);
Terms defined in this Act
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;
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);
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;
Part 11A
Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
Part 12