Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration of This Act
8H. Security of information
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
No information or document relating to the affairs of a corporation which has been obtained under section 8A or 8B may, without the previous consent in writing of that corporation, be published or disclosed, except to the Minister, the Registrar of Companies and their officers or to an inspector appointed under Part 9, unless the publication or disclosure is required —
document
“document” includes summons, order and other legal process, and notice and register;
with a view to the institution of or otherwise for the purposes of, any criminal proceedings pursuant to, or arising out of this Act or any criminal proceedings for an offence entailing misconduct in connection with the management of the corporation’s affairs or misapplication or wrongful retention of its property;
for the purpose of complying with any requirement or exercising any power imposed or conferred by this Act in connection with reports made by inspectors appointed under Part 9;
with a view to the institution by the Minister of proceedings for the winding up of companies under this Act of the corporation; or
for the purpose of proceedings under section 8A or 8B.
A person who publishes or discloses any information or document in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
Terms defined in s 4
corporation
Defined · s 4“corporation” means any body corporate formed or incorporated or existing in Singapore or outside Singapore and includes any foreign company but does not include —(a)any body corporate that is incorporated in Singapore and is by notification of the Minister in the Gazette declared to be a public authority or an instrumentality or agency of the Government or to be a body corporate which is not incorporated for commercial purposes;(b)any corporation sole;(c)any cooperative society;(d)any registered trade union; (da)any platform work association registered under the Platform Workers Act 2024; or(e)any limited liability partnership;
document
Defined · s 4“document” includes summons, order and other legal process, and notice and register;
Registrar
Defined · s 4“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
Part 3
Constitution of Companies
Part 4
Shares, Debentures and Charges
Part 5
Management and Administration
Part 6
Financial Statements and Audit
Part 7
Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations
Part 8
Part 8A
Part 9
Investigations
Part 10
Dissolution
Part 10A
Transfer of Registration
Part 11
Various Types of Companies, Etc.
Part 11A
Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
Part 12