Singapore legislation
Regulation 89
Regulation 89
Requirement of secretary
For the purposes of section 171(1AA)(b) of the Act, the requirements relating to experience, professional and academic requirements and membership of professional associations that a secretary of a public company must satisfy are any of the following:
the person has, for at least 3 years in the period of 5 years immediately preceding his appointment as secretary, held the office of secretary of any company;
the person is a qualified person under the Legal Profession Act 1966;
the person is a public accountant;
the person is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants;
the person is a member of the Chartered Secretaries Institute of Singapore;
the person is a member of the Association of International Accountants (Singapore Branch); (g)the person is a member of the Institute of Company Accountants, Singapore.