Registered office of company
142.—(1) A company must as from the date of its incorporation have a registered office within Singapore to which all communications and notices may be addressed and which must be open and accessible to the public for not less than 3 hours during ordinary business hours on each business day.(2) If default is made in complying with subsection (1), the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and also to a default penalty.
—(1) A company must as from the date of its incorporation have a registered office within Singapore to which all communications and notices may be addressed and which must be open and accessible to the public for not less than 3 hours during ordinary business hours on each business day.
(2) If default is made in complying with subsection (1), the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and also to a default penalty.
Office hours
143.—(1) Notice in the prescribed form of the situation of the registered office, the days and hours during which it is open and accessible to the public, must, in the case of a proposed company, be lodged with the Registrar together with its constitution, at the time of lodgment for the incorporation of the proposed company and in the case of any subsequent change of the particulars therein be so lodged within 14 days after any such change, but no notice of the days and hours during which the office is open and accessible to the public is required if the office is open for at least 5 hours during ordinary business hours on each business day.[36/2014]
(1A) In subsection (1), the word “particulars”, in relation to the situation of the registered office, includes the address and designation of the situation or address of the registered office.
Penalty
(2) If default is made in complying with this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and also to a default penalty.
—(1) Notice in the prescribed form of the situation of the registered office, the days and hours during which it is open and accessible to the public, must, in the case of a proposed company, be lodged with the Registrar together with its constitution, at the time of lodgment for the incorporation of the proposed company and in the case of any subsequent change of the particulars therein be so lodged within 14 days after any such change, but no notice of the days and hours during which the office is open and accessible to the public is required if the office is open for at least 5 hours during ordinary business hours on each business day.[36/2014]
(1A) In subsection (1), the word “particulars”, in relation to the situation of the registered office, includes the address and designation of the situation or address of the registered office.
(2) If default is made in complying with this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and also to a default penalty.
Publication of name and registration number
144.—(1) The name of a company must appear in legible romanised letters on —(a)
its seal, if any; and
(b)
all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices, publications, bills of exchange, promissory notes, indorsements, cheques, orders, receipts and letters of credit of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.[15/2017]
(1A) The registration number of a company must appear in a legible form on all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices and publications of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.
(1B) A company shall be guilty of an offence if default is made in complying with subsection (1) or (1A).
(2) If an officer of a company or any person on its behalf —(a)
uses or authorises the use of any seal purporting to be a seal of the company whereon its name does not so appear;
(b)
issues or authorises the issue of any business letter, statement of account, invoice or official notice or publication of the company wherein its name is not so mentioned; or
(c)
signs, issues or authorises to be signed or issued on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque or other negotiable instrument or any indorsement, order, receipt or letter of credit wherein its name is not so mentioned,
he or she shall be guilty of an offence, and where he or she has signed, issued or authorised to be signed or issued on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotiable instrument or any indorsement thereon or order wherein that name is not so mentioned, he or she shall in addition be liable to the holder of the instrument or order for the amount due thereon unless it is paid by the company.
—(1) The name of a company must appear in legible romanised letters on —(a)
its seal, if any; and
(b)
all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices, publications, bills of exchange, promissory notes, indorsements, cheques, orders, receipts and letters of credit of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.[15/2017]
(1A) The registration number of a company must appear in a legible form on all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices and publications of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.
(1B) A company shall be guilty of an offence if default is made in complying with subsection (1) or (1A).
(2) If an officer of a company or any person on its behalf —(a)
uses or authorises the use of any seal purporting to be a seal of the company whereon its name does not so appear;
(b)
issues or authorises the issue of any business letter, statement of account, invoice or official notice or publication of the company wherein its name is not so mentioned; or
(c)
signs, issues or authorises to be signed or issued on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque or other negotiable instrument or any indorsement, order, receipt or letter of credit wherein its name is not so mentioned,
he or she shall be guilty of an offence, and where he or she has signed, issued or authorised to be signed or issued on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotiable instrument or any indorsement thereon or order wherein that name is not so mentioned, he or she shall in addition be liable to the holder of the instrument or order for the amount due thereon unless it is paid by the company.
