§ 105BA — Exchange of information arrangement

105BA.—(1) If the Minister by order declares that an arrangement specified in the order has been made with the government of any country, or the governments of 2 or more countries, outside Singapore for the exchange of information concerning the tax positions of persons (whether upon request by an authority of a country to the arrangement or otherwise), and that it is expedient that that arrangement should have effect, then the arrangement has effect despite anything in any written law.[37/2014; 2/2016]

(1A) An arrangement under subsection (1) includes a multilateral treaty to which Singapore is a Party, the purpose or one of the purposes of which is the exchange of information concerning the tax positions of persons (whether upon request by an authority of a Party to the treaty or otherwise).[37/2014; 2/2016]

(2) An order made under this section may be revoked by a subsequent order.

(3) Where an arrangement has effect by virtue of this section, the obligation as to secrecy imposed by section 6 does not prevent the disclosure to the competent authority under the arrangement of such information as is required to be disclosed under the arrangement.

—(1) If the Minister by order declares that an arrangement specified in the order has been made with the government of any country, or the governments of 2 or more countries, outside Singapore for the exchange of information concerning the tax positions of persons (whether upon request by an authority of a country to the arrangement or otherwise), and that it is expedient that that arrangement should have effect, then the arrangement has effect despite anything in any written law.[37/2014; 2/2016]

(1A) An arrangement under subsection (1) includes a multilateral treaty to which Singapore is a Party, the purpose or one of the purposes of which is the exchange of information concerning the tax positions of persons (whether upon request by an authority of a Party to the treaty or otherwise).[37/2014; 2/2016]

(2) An order made under this section may be revoked by a subsequent order.

(3) Where an arrangement has effect by virtue of this section, the obligation as to secrecy imposed by section 6 does not prevent the disclosure to the competent authority under the arrangement of such information as is required to be disclosed under the arrangement.