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14
NO. 29 OF 2014


(2) The Registrar may, in any particular case, require the application referred to in subsection (1) to be verified in such manner as the Registrar considers fit.

(3) In subsection (1)—

“appropriate person” means—
(a) where the registration to be effected is that of an individual proprietor, that individual;
(b) where the registration to be effected is that of a company, a director or a secretary of the company;
(c) where the registration to be effected is that of a limited liability partnership within the meaning of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A), a manager of the limited liability partnership;
(d) where the registration to be effected is that of a foreign company registered under Division 2 of Part XI of the Companies Act (Cap. 50), an authorised representative of the foreign company as defined in section 366 of that Act;
(e) where the registration to be effected is that of a firm, an individual who is either—
(i) a partner of the firm; or
(ii) an appropriate person specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) (as the case may be) in respect of any company, limited liability partnership or foreign company that is a partner of the firm; or
(f) a registered filing agent registered under section 28F of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act (Cap. 2A) who is authorised by, and is acting for, the person seeking to be registered under this Act;
“identification” means—
(a) in the case of an individual issued with an identity card under the National Registration Act (Cap. 201), the number of the individual’s identity card; and