s 12E Exclusion of residential address from public access if contact address is available
12E.—(1) The Registrar must cause —(a) the residential address of a director, chief executive officer or secretary contained in the register of directors, register of chief executive officers or register of secretaries (as the case may be) kept by the Registrar under section 173(1) to be excluded from public access under section 12(2)(c); and[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (b) the residential address of a member of a private company (who is an individual) contained in the electronic register of members kept by the Registrar under section 196A to be excluded from public access under section 12(2)(d).[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (2) Where, pursuant to subsection (1) or (3), the residential address of a director, chief executive officer or secretary of a company or a member of a private company mentioned in subsection (1) (called in this section and section 12F the individual) is excluded from public access under section 12(2)(c) or (d) (as the case may be), the Registrar may cause the residential address to cease to be excluded from such public access in accordance with section 12F.[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (3) Where, pursuant to subsection (2), the individual’s residential address has ceased to be excluded from public access under section 12(2)(c) or (d) (as the case may be), the Registrar must cause the exclusion from public access to resume if —(a) subject to section 12F(8) and the equivalent provisions in other ACRA administered Acts, notice of a change in the individual’s contact address is lodged under any ACRA administered Act; or (b) the Court so directs on an appeal under section 12F(7).[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (4) Where —(a) a document is filed or lodged with the Registrar under this Act by submitting a form on the electronic transaction system on or after the date of commencement of section 30 of the ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) Act 2024; and (b) an individual’s residential address is entered in that form, the Registrar must cause the individual’s residential address to be excluded from public access in respect of that document under section 12(2)(b). [Act 21 of 2024 wef 09/12/2024] [Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026]