Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 12 · General
409. Proceedings how and when taken
Last amended by an amending law of 2010.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Except where provision is otherwise made in this Act, proceedings for any offence under this Act may, with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, be taken by the Registrar or with the written consent of the Minister by any person.
[Deleted by Act 36 of 2000]
Proceedings for any offence under this Act, other than an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months, may be prosecuted in a Magistrate’s Court and in the case of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more may be prosecuted in a District Court.
[Deleted by Act 36 of 2014]
[Deleted by Act 36 of 2014]
[Deleted by Act 36 of 2014]
Any punishment authorised by this Act may be imposed by a District Court, even though it is a greater punishment than that Court is otherwise empowered to impose.
The Registrar and any officer authorised by the Registrar in writing has the right to appear and be heard before a Magistrate’s Court or a District Court in any proceedings for an offence under this Act.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
Terms defined in s 4
officer
Defined · s 4“officer”, in relation to a corporation, includes —(a)any director or secretary of the corporation or a person employed in an executive capacity by the corporation;(b)a receiver and manager of any part of the undertaking of the corporation appointed under a power contained in any instrument; and(c)any liquidator of a company appointed in a voluntary winding up,but does not include —(d)any receiver who is not also a manager;(e)any receiver and manager appointed by the Court;(f)any liquidator appointed by the Court or by the creditors; or(g)a judicial manager appointed under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018;
Registrar
Defined · s 4“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;