- (b) in the case of an individual not issued with an identity card under that Act, particulars of the individual’s passport or such other similar evidence of identity as is acceptable to the Registrar.
Registration by nominee or trustee
7.—(1) Where a person (B) carries on a business wholly or mainly as nominee or trustee of or for another person (a), for the general purposes of the business in Singapore, B must, in addition to the particulars required by section 6, provide such particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) A person must not carry on business in Singapore as nominee or trustee of a foreign company.
Registration
8.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, upon receiving an application for registration under section 6, the Registrar must—
- (a) register the applicant and the applicant’s business name; and
- (b) issue the applicant a notice of registration stating the registered business name and date on which the applicant is registered.
(2) The Registrar may, upon receiving an application lodged by a person registered under subsection (1) and the prescribed fee, issue a certificate of confirmation of the registration of the person and the person’s business name in such form as the Registrar may determine.
(3) Every registration is valid for such period as the Registrar may specify and, subject to the provisions of this Act and upon payment of the prescribed fee, is renewable for such period as the Registrar may approve.
(4) On receiving an application for the renewal of registration, the Registrar may require additional particulars or other information from the applicant and may refuse to renew the registration if the Registrar is not furnished with those particulars or information.
(5) The Registrar is not required to register any person and the person’s business name, or renew any registration, if the Registrar is
