https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/CoA1967
The Companies Act 1967 (“CA”) is the primary legislation regulating the conduct of companies in Singapore. The CA was first enacted in 1967 and in recent years, the CA has undergone significant amendments in 2014 and 2017.
The scope of the CA, inter alia, includes the following:
(a) incorporation and powers of companies (Part 3);
(b) regulation of shares, debentures and charges (Part 4);
(c) duties owed by directors and officers of a company as well as other matters relating to management and administration of a company (Part 5);
(d) regulation of accounts and audit (Part 6);
(e) operation of scheme of arrangements, reconstructions and amalgamations (Part 7);
(f) regulation of foreign companies (Part 11, Division 2); and
(g) provision of corporate criminal offences (Part 12, Division 2).