Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 · Updated to 9 Jun 2025 · Part 1 · Preliminary
5. Administration of Act and appointment of Registrar of Corporate Service Providers, etc.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Authority is responsible for the administration of this Act, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.
Authority
“Authority” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority established by section 3 of the ACRA Act;
The Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, and for the proper administration of this Act —
appoint an officer of the Authority to be the Registrar of Corporate Service Providers; and
from among the officers of the Authority, public officers and officers of any other statutory board, appoint any number of Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars of Corporate Service Providers as the Minister considers necessary.
The Authority may give to the Registrar such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the exercise of the Registrar’s powers, functions or duties under this Act, and the Registrar must give effect to such directions.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Corporate Service Providers appointed under section 5(2)(a), and includes any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar;
Subject to the general direction and control of the Registrar and to any restriction and limitation that may be prescribed, anything by this Act authorised or required to be done or signed by the Registrar may be done or signed by any such Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar and is as valid and effectual as if done or signed by the Registrar.
Deputy Registrar
“Deputy Registrar” means a Deputy Registrar of Corporate Service Providers appointed under section 5(2)(b);
No person dealing with any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar needs to be concerned to see or inquire whether any restriction or limitation has been prescribed, and every act or omission of a Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar so far as it affects any such person is as valid and effectual as if done or omitted by the Registrar.
Assistant Registrar
“Assistant Registrar” means an Assistant Registrar of Corporate Service Providers appointed under section 5(2)(b);
Terms defined in s 2
Assistant Registrar
Defined · s 2“Assistant Registrar” means an Assistant Registrar of Corporate Service Providers appointed under section 5(2)(b);
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;
Deputy Registrar
Defined · s 2“Deputy Registrar” means a Deputy Registrar of Corporate Service Providers appointed under section 5(2)(b);
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;
Part 2
Regulation of Provision of Corporate Services
Part 3
Duties and Responsibilities of Registered Corporate Service Providers
Part 4
Regulatory Actions
Part 5
Appeals
Part 6
General Offence
Part 7
General
Part 8
Consequential and Related Amendments to Other Acts
Part 9