Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11A · Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
386AB. Interpretation of this Part
Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 2 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved exchange” means an approved exchange as defined in section 2(1) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001;“controller” means an individual controller or a corporate controller;“corporate controller”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, means a legal entity which has a significant interest in, or significant control over, the company or the foreign company, as the case may be;“individual controller”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, means an individual who has a significant interest in, or significant control over, the company or the foreign company, as the case may be;“legal entity” means any body corporate formed or incorporated or existing in Singapore or outside Singapore and includes a foreign company;“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;“member of the public” includes —
in the case of a company — any member of the company acting in the member’s capacity as such; and
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
in the case of a foreign company — any member of the foreign company acting in the member’s capacity as such;“register of controllers” or “register” —
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;
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
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);[Deleted by Act 22 of 2024 wef 09/06/2025]“significant control”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, has the meaning given in the Sixteenth Schedule;“significant interest”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, has the meaning given in the Sixteenth Schedule.
“approved exchange” means an approved exchange as defined in section 2(1) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001;
“controller” means an individual controller or a corporate controller;
“corporate controller”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, means a legal entity which has a significant interest in, or significant control over, the company or the foreign company, as the case may be;
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;
“individual controller”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, means an individual who has a significant interest in, or significant control over, the company or the foreign company, as the case may be;
“legal entity” means any body corporate formed or incorporated or existing in Singapore or outside Singapore and includes a foreign company;
“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
limited liability partnership
“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
“member of the public” includes —
in the case of a company — any member of the company acting in the member’s capacity as such; and
in the case of a foreign company — any member of the foreign company acting in the member’s capacity as such;
“register of controllers” or “register” —
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
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);
“significant control”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, has the meaning given in the Sixteenth Schedule;
“significant interest”, in relation to a company or a foreign company, has the meaning given in the Sixteenth Schedule.
Terms defined in this Act
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;
limited liability partnership
Defined · s 4“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
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