Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 · Updated to 9 Jun 2025 · Part 8 · Consequential and Related Amendments to Other Acts
37. Amendment of Business Names Registration Act 2014
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In the Business Names Registration Act 2014, in section 6(3) —
registration
“registration” means registration of a registered corporate service provider or registered qualified individual, as the case may be;
in the definition of “appropriate person”, in paragraph (f), replace “registered filing agent registered under section 31 of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004” with “registered corporate service provider”;
registered filing agent
“registered filing agent” means a filing agent registered by the Chief Executive under section 31 of the old ACRA Act;
in the definition of “identification”, in paragraph (b), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon; and
after the definition of “identification”, insert —“ “registered corporate service provider” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024.”.
registered corporate service provider
“registered corporate service provider” means a corporate service provider who is registered under this Act, and includes —(a)a deemed registered corporate service provider; and(b)a person who is treated under section 42(3) as registered under section 8 as a registered corporate service provider;
Terms defined in this Act
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority established by section 3 of the ACRA Act;
corporate service
Defined · s 2“corporate service” means any of the following services:(a)forming, on behalf of another person, a corporation or other legal person;(b)acting, or arranging for another person to act —(i)as a director or secretary of a corporation;(ii)as a partner of a partnership; or(iii)in a similar capacity in relation to other legal persons;(c)providing a registered office, business address, correspondence or administrative address or other related services for a corporation, partnership or other legal person;(d)acting, or arranging for another person to act, as a nominee shareholder on behalf of any corporation, other than a corporation whose securities are listed on an approved exchange within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001;(e)carrying out any designated activity in relation to the provision of any accounting service;(f)carrying out an ACRA transaction with the ACRA Registrar using the electronic transaction system —(i)on behalf of another person; or(ii)for one or more companies as a secretary of each of those companies;
registered corporate service provider
Defined · s 2“registered corporate service provider” means a corporate service provider who is registered under this Act, and includes —(a)a deemed registered corporate service provider; and(b)a person who is treated under section 42(3) as registered under section 8 as a registered corporate service provider;
registered filing agent
Defined · s 41“registered filing agent” means a filing agent registered by the Chief Executive under section 31 of the old ACRA Act;
registration
Defined · s 2“registration” means registration of a registered corporate service provider or registered qualified individual, as the case may be;
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