Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Shares, Debentures and Charges
59. Restriction on allotment in certain cases
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A public company having a share capital which does not issue a prospectus on or with reference to its formation must not allot any of its shares or debentures unless, at least 3 days before the first allotment of either shares or debentures, there has been lodged with the Registrar a statement in lieu of prospectus which complies with the requirements of this Act.
If default is made in complying with this section the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
Every director of a company who knowingly contravenes or permits or authorises the contravention of subsection (1) shall —
director
“director” includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or the majority of the directors of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director;
be guilty of an offence; and
be liable in addition to the penalty or punishment for the offence to compensate the company and allottee respectively for any loss, damages or costs which the company or allottee has sustained or incurred thereby.
No proceedings for the recovery of any compensation referred to in subsection (3)(b) may be commenced after the expiration of 2 years from the date of the allotment.
Terms defined in s 4
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
director
Defined · s 4“director” includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or the majority of the directors of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director;
lodged
Defined · s 4“lodged” means lodged under this Act or any corresponding previous written law;
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;
prospectus
Defined · s 4“prospectus” means any prospectus, notice, circular, material, advertisement, publication or other document —(a)inviting applications or offers from the public to subscribe for or purchase; or(b)offering to the public for subscription or purchase,any shares in or debentures of, or any units of shares in or debentures of, a corporation or proposed corporation, and includes any document deemed to be a prospectus under section 257 of the Securities and Futures Act 2001, but does not include —(c)a profile statement; or(d)any material, advertisement or publication which is authorised by section 251 (other than subsection (5)) of that Act;
Registrar
Defined · s 4“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
share
Defined · s 4“share” means share in the share capital of a corporation and includes stock except where a distinction between stocks and shares is expressed or implied;
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