Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 · Updated to 9 Jun 2025 · Part 9 · Saving and Transitional Provisions
42. Saving and transitional provisions for carrying on business of providing corporate services
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Despite anything in this Act, every person who —
immediately before the section 7 commencement date, was carrying on a business of providing any corporate service;
was not required to be registered as a registered filing agent under section 31 of the ACRA Act as in force immediately before that date; and
on or after that date, would be required under section 7(1) to be registered as a registered corporate service provider to carry on that business,may continue carrying on that business on or after the section 7 commencement date for the period mentioned in subsection (2).
For the purposes of subsection (1), the period is —
6 months after the section 7 commencement date; or
if the person has applied for registration as a registered corporate service provider for providing the corporate service before the expiry of the 6‑month period mentioned in paragraph (a), a period ending on the earlier of the following:
the date on which the Registrar grants the registration;
the date on which the application for registration is finally refused or withdrawn.
Despite anything in this Act, a person who, immediately before the section 7 commencement date, was a registered filing agent under section 31 of the ACRA Act as in force immediately before that date is, on or after that date, treated as registered under section 8 as a registered corporate service provider for providing the corporate service mentioned in paragraph (f)(i) of the definition of “corporate service” in section 2(1) until the expiry of the period of his, her or its registration as a registered filing agent.
section 7 commencement date
“section 7 commencement date” means the date of commencement of section 7;
For the purposes of subsection (3), where the registration of the person under section 31 of the ACRA Act is subject to any terms and conditions, then the deemed registration of the person as a registered corporate service provider is subject to the same terms and conditions as if those terms and conditions were imposed under section 8(3).
registration
“registration” means registration of a registered corporate service provider or registered qualified individual, as the case may be;
Where —
an application is made by a person for registration as a registered filing agent before the section 36 commencement date; and
the application is pending immediately before that date,the application is treated, on or after that date, as an application made by the person to the Registrar under section 8 for registration as a registered corporate service provider for providing the corporate service mentioned in paragraph (f)(i) of the definition of “corporate service” in section 2(1).
Terms defined in this Act
ACRA Act
Defined · s 2“ACRA Act” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004;
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;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Corporate Service Providers appointed under section 5(2)(a), and includes any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar;
registration
Defined · s 2“registration” means registration of a registered corporate service provider or registered qualified individual, as the case may be;
section 36 commencement date
Defined · s 41“section 36 commencement date” means the date of commencement of section 36.
section 7 commencement date
Defined · s 41“section 7 commencement date” means the date of commencement of section 7;