Country of residence not affected by temporary absence
80. A person who, at a given period of time, is ordinarily resident in a country (including Singapore) but is temporarily absent from that country at any time during that period is to be treated as if he or she is resident in that country throughout that period.
Subdivision (2)—International organisations
What is a prescribed international organisation
81.—(1) Regulations may prescribe international organisations for the purposes of this Act.
(2) A “prescribed international organisation” is an international organisation prescribed under subsection (1) and includes—
- (a) an organ of, or office within, the organisation; and
- (b) a commission, council or other body established by the organisation or organ.
(3) In this section, “international organisation” means an organisation—
- (a) of which 2 or more countries, or the governments of 2 or more countries, are members; or
- (b) that is constituted by persons representing—
- (i) 2 or more countries; or
- (ii) the governments of 2 or more countries.
Legal capacity of prescribed international organisation
82.—(1) A prescribed international organisation has, and is deemed to have had at all material times, the legal capacity of a body corporate for the purposes of—
- (a) holding, dealing with and enforcing copyright; and
- (b) all legal proceedings relating to copyright.
(2) This section does not limit any legal capacity that a prescribed international organisation has under any other written law.
