Singapore legislation

Regulation 14

of Commodity Trading Regulations 2001

Regulation 14

Profit and loss account and balance-sheet

Subregulation 1

Every commodity trading adviser, who is not a body corporate, shall prepare accounts in relation to his business as a trading adviser in the form determined by the Board in respect of each financial year.

Subregulation 2

The assets and liabilities of the business of a commodity trading adviser shall be brought into account in the balance-sheet at such amounts to be classified and described so that the balance-sheet gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the business as at the date to which it is made up.

Subregulation 3

Each account prepared under paragraph (1) shall be signed by the commodity trading adviser.

Subregulation 4

A commodity broker, spot commodity broker, commodity trading adviser or commodity pool operator, that is a corporation, shall prepare accounts in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) in respect of each financial year and shall attach to such accounts a statement in the form required by the Board.

Subregulation 5

The statement referred to in paragraph (4) shall be signed by a director or the secretary of the corporation appointed for that purpose.