s 173E Self‑notification in certain circumstances
173E.—(1) A director who ceases on or after the date of commencement of section 66 of the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 to be qualified to act as a director by virtue of section 148(1), 154(1), 155(1), 155A(1), 155C(1) or 155D(1), or by a disqualification order made by the Court under section 149, 149A or 154(2) —(a) must, without affecting section 165(1)(c), notify the company of his or her disqualification as soon as practicable but not later than 14 days after the disqualification; and (b) may give the notice mentioned in section 173A(1)(b), (c) or (d) to the Registrar if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (2) A director who resigns from office and who has given notice of his or her resignation to the company, or a director who is removed or retires from office, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(b) to the Registrar if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[36/2014] (3) A secretary who resigns from office and who has given notice of his or her resignation to the company, or a secretary who is removed or retires from office, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(b) to the Registrar if the secretary has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[36/2014] (4) A director, chief executive officer or secretary who has changed his or her residential address or contact address (as the case may be) which is entered in the register of directors, register of chief executive officers or register of secretaries kept by the Registrar under section 173, or an auditor who has changed the auditor’s address which is entered in the register of auditors kept by the Registrar under section 173, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(c) to the Registrar if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[36/2014] [Act 21 of 2024 wef 09/12/2024] [Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] —(1) A director who ceases on or after the date of commencement of section 66 of the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 to be qualified to act as a director by virtue of section 148(1), 154(1), 155(1), 155A(1), 155C(1) or 155D(1), or by a disqualification order made by the Court under section 149, 149A or 154(2) —(a) must, without affecting section 165(1)(c), notify the company of his or her disqualification as soon as practicable but not later than 14 days after the disqualification; and (b) may give the notice mentioned in section 173A(1)(b), (c) or (d) to the Registrar if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (2) A director who resigns from office and who has given notice of his or her resignation to the company, or a director who is removed or retires from office, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(b) to the Registrar if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[36/2014] (3) A secretary who resigns from office and who has given notice of his or her resignation to the company, or a secretary who is removed or retires from office, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(b) to the Registrar if the secretary has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[36/2014] (4) A director, chief executive officer or secretary who has changed his or her residential address or contact address (as the case may be) which is entered in the register of directors, register of chief executive officers or register of secretaries kept by the Registrar under section 173, or an auditor who has changed the auditor’s address which is entered in the register of auditors kept by the Registrar under section 173, may give the notice referred to in section 173A(1)(c) to the Registrar if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the company will not do so.[36/2014] [Act 21 of 2024 wef 09/12/2024] [Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026]