Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11A · Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 2 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person who is a registrable controller in relation to a company or foreign company who knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a relevant change has occurred in the prescribed particulars of the registrable controller must notify the company or foreign company of the relevant change —
controller
“controller” means an individual controller or a corporate controller;
stating the date that the change occurred; and
providing the particulars of the change.
The person mentioned in subsection (1) must comply with the requirements of that subsection within such period as may be prescribed after the date on which that person first knew or ought reasonably to have known of the relevant change.
A person need not comply with the requirements of subsection (1) if the person has received a notice from the company or foreign company under section 386AH(1) and has complied with the requirements of the notice within the time specified in the notice for compliance.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000.
For the purposes of this section, a relevant change occurs if —
a person ceases to be a registrable controller in relation to the company or foreign company, as the case may be; or
there is a change in the person’s contact details or such other particulars as may be prescribed.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
controller
“controller” means an individual controller or a corporate controller;
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;
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