Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of Controllers) Regulations 2022

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No. S 785
Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005
Limited Liability Partnerships
(Register of Controllers)
Regulations 2022
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 90 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005, the Minister for Finance makes the following Regulations:
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of Controllers) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 4 October 2022 at 12.01 a.m.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations —
“identity card” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the National Registration Act 1965;
“registered corporate service provider” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024.
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PART 2
REGISTER OF CONTROLLERS
Prescribed particulars, form and place under section 47(4) of Act
3.—(1)  For the purposes of section 47(4)(a) and (b) of the Act, the prescribed particulars of a limited liability partnership’s registrable individual controllers are —
(a)full name;
(b)aliases, if any;
(c)residential address;
(ca)email address;
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(cb)contact number;
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(d)nationality;
(e)identity card number or passport number;
(f)date of birth;
(g)date on which the registrable individual controller became an individual controller of the limited liability partnership; and
(h)date on which the registrable individual controller ceased to be an individual controller of the limited liability partnership, if applicable.
(2)  For the purposes of section 47(4)(a) and (b) of the Act, the prescribed particulars of a limited liability partnership’s registrable corporate controllers are —
(a)name;
(b)unique entity number issued by the Registrar, if any;
(c)address of registered office;
(ca)email address;
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(cb)contact number;
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(d)legal form of the registrable corporate controller;
(e)jurisdiction where, and statute under which, the registrable corporate controller is formed or incorporated;
(f)name of the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the registrable corporate controller is formed or incorporated, if applicable;
(g)identification number or registration number of the registrable corporate controller on the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the registrable corporate controller is formed or incorporated, if applicable;
(h)date on which the registrable corporate controller became a corporate controller of the limited liability partnership; and
(i)date on which the registrable corporate controller ceased to be a corporate controller of the limited liability partnership, if applicable.
(3)  For the purposes of section 47(4)(c) of the Act, the prescribed form of the register of controllers is set out in the First Schedule.
(4)  For the purposes of section 47(4)(c) of the Act, any of the following places is a prescribed place:
(a)the registered office of the limited liability partnership;
(b)the registered office of any registered corporate service provider appointed by the limited liability partnership for the purpose of providing a registered office, business address, correspondence or administrative address or other related services for the limited liability partnership.
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Prescribed particulars under section 47A(3)(b) of Act
4.  For the purposes of section 47A(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed particulars of a partner with executive control are —
(a)full name;
(b)aliases, if any;
(c)residential address;
(ca)email address;
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(cb)contact number;
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(d)nationality;
(e)identity card number or passport number;
(f)date of birth;
(g)date on which the partner with executive control is taken to be a registrable controller of the limited liability partnership; and
(h)date on which the partner with executive control is no longer taken to be a registrable controller of the limited liability partnership, if applicable.
Prescribed frequencies, times or periods for purposes of Part 6A of Act
5.  For the purposes of the provisions of Part 6A of the Act set out in the first column of the Second Schedule, the prescribed frequencies, times or periods are set out opposite in the second column of that Schedule.
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Prescribed manner of confirmation under section 47(7) of Act
6.—(1)  For the purposes of section 47(7) of the Act, the particulars of a controller to be entered in a limited liability partnership’s register of controllers are treated as confirmed if —
(a)in response to a notice of the limited liability partnership given under section 48(2) of the Act, a person confirms, or a registered corporate service provider confirms on behalf of the person, that the person is a registrable controller and has provided those particulars; or
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(b)a person has notified the limited liability partnership under section 51(1) of the Act that the person is a registrable controller and has provided those particulars.
(2)  For the purposes of section 47(7) of the Act, the particulars of a controller to be updated in a limited liability partnership’s register of controllers are treated as confirmed if —
(a)in response to a notice of the limited liability partnership given under section 49(1) or 50A(1) of the Act, the registrable controller confirms, or a registered corporate service provider confirms on behalf of the registrable controller, that a change in the registrable controller’s particulars that are stated in the register of controllers has occurred and has provided those particulars as the particulars that have changed;
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(b)in response to a notice of the limited liability partnership given under section 50(1) or 50A(1) of the Act, the registrable controller confirms, or a registered corporate service provider confirms on behalf of the registrable controller, that the particulars that are stated in the register of controllers are incorrect and has provided those particulars as the correct particulars; or
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(c)the registrable controller has notified the limited liability partnership under section 52(1) of the Act that a change in the registrable controller’s particulars that are stated in the register of controllers has occurred and has provided those particulars as the particulars that have changed.
(3)  The particulars provided under paragraph (1) or (2) must be accompanied by —
(a)a statement made by the registrable controller that the information provided in his or her confirmation or notification (as the case may be) is true and accurate; and
(b)the registrable controller’s signature, and the date of the signature, affixed immediately below the statement.
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Prescribed forms under section 48(3) of Act
7.—(1)  For the purposes of section 48(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed form of a notice mentioned in section 48(2)(a) of the Act is set out in the Third Schedule.
(2)  For the purposes of section 48(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed form of a notice mentioned in section 48(2)(b) of the Act is set out in the Fourth Schedule.
Prescribed form under section 48(3)(a) and (b) of Act as applied by section 49(3) of Act
8.  For the purposes of section 48(3)(b) of the Act as applied by section 49(3) of the Act, the prescribed form of a notice mentioned in section 49(1) of the Act is set out in the Fifth Schedule.
Prescribed form under section 48(3)(a) and (b) of Act as applied by section 50(3) of Act
9.  For the purposes of section 48(3)(b) of the Act as applied by section 50(3) of the Act, the prescribed form of a notice mentioned in section 50(1) of the Act is set out in the Sixth Schedule.
Prescribed form under section 50A(2)(b) of Act
9A.  For the purposes of section 50A(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed form of a notice mentioned in section 50A(1) of the Act is set out in the Seventh Schedule.
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PART 3
CENTRAL REGISTER OF CONTROLLERS
Prescribed form and manner of lodgment
10.  For the purposes of section 54(3) of the Act, any lodgment made under section 54(2)(b) of the Act must be made through the electronic transaction system established under Part 6A of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004.
Prescribed circumstances for disclosure, etc., of central register of controllers
11.—(1)  For the purposes of section 54(6) of the Act, the Registrar may disclose any information in the central register of controllers of limited liability partnerships kept by the Registrar to —
(a)a public agency, where —
(i)the public agency has requested information in the central register of controllers of limited liability partnerships; and
(ii)the information so requested is for the purpose of enabling the public agency to administer or enforce any written law or conduct public procurement; or
(b)a financial institution, for the purpose of enabling the financial institution —
(i)to conduct customer due diligence measures to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing; or
(ii)to otherwise comply with any directions issued under section 16 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022, or any regulations made under section 192 of that Act, for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing.
(2)  In this regulation —
“financial institution” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022;
“public agency” has the meaning given by section 53(6) of the Act.
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Revocation
12.  The Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of Controllers) Regulations 2017 (G.N. No. S 120/2017) are revoked.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulation 3(3)
Form of register of controllers
ENTRY
[Complete one entry in the register for each controller]
Date of
entry:
...............
Name of
controller:
...............
Part 1*
1.Full name of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
Remarks
 
 
2.Aliases, if any of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
3.Residential address of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
4.Email address of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
5.Contact number of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
6.Nationality of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
7.Identity card number or passport number of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
8.Date of birth of the registrable individual controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
9.Date on which the registrable individual controller became an individual controller of [name of limited liability partnership]:
.................................................................
 
 
 
10.Date on which the registrable individual controller ceased to be an individual controller of [name of limited liability partnership]:
.................................................................
 
 
 
Part 2**
 
 
 
1.Name of the registrable corporate controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
2.Unique entity number of the registrable corporate controller issued by the Registrar, if any:
.................................................................
 
 
 
3.Address of the registered office of the registrable corporate controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
4.Email address of the registrable corporate controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
5.Contact number of the registrable corporate controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
6.Legal form of the registrable corporate controller:
.................................................................
 
 
 
7.Jurisdiction where, and statute under which, the registrable corporate controller is formed or incorporated:
.................................................................
 
 
 
8.Name of the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the registrable corporate controller is formed or incorporated, if applicable:
.................................................................
 
 
 
9.Identification number or registration number in the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the registrable corporate controller is formed or incorporated, if applicable:
.................................................................
 
 
 
10.Date on which the registrable corporate controller became a corporate controller of [name of limited liability partnership]:
.................................................................
 
 
 
11.Date on which the registrable corporate controller ceased to be a corporate controller of [name of limited liability partnership], if applicable:
.................................................................
 
*  Where the controller is a registrable individual controller, complete Part 1.
**  Where the controller is a registrable corporate controller, complete Part 2.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulation 5
First column
 
Second column
Provision of Act (description)
 
Prescribed frequency, time or period
1.Section 47(5) and (6)(a) (prescribed time to enter particulars in register and update register)
 
7 days after each date on which the particulars of any controller are confirmed by the controller
2.Section 47(5) and (6)(b) (prescribed time to enter or update particulars with a note indicating that the particulars have not been confirmed by the controller, if the limited liability partnership does not receive the controller’s confirmation)
 
7 days after the end of 30 days after the date on which a notice mentioned in section 48(2), 49(1) or 50(1) (as the case may be) of the Act is sent by the limited liability partnership
3.Section 47A(4) (prescribed period within which matters mentioned in section 47A(3) must be entered in register of controllers)
 
2 business days after the date mentioned in section 47A(4)(a) or (b) of the Act, as the case may be
4.Section 47A(5) (prescribed period within which register of controllers must be updated to reflect change in particulars entered under section 47A(3)(b))
 
2 business days after the date on which the limited liability partnership knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, that any change in the particulars entered in its register of controllers under section 47A(3)(b) of the Act has occurred
5.Section 48(3)(a) (prescribed time for compliance with a notice mentioned in section 48(2))
 
30 days after the date on which the notice mentioned in section 48(2) of the Act is sent by the limited liability partnership
6.Section 48(3)(c) (prescribed period within which a notice mentioned in section 48(2) must be given)
 
2 business days after the date on which the limited liability partnership first knows the existence of, or first has reasonable grounds to believe that there exists, a person to whom a notice must be given under section 48(2) of the Act
7.Section 49(2) (prescribed period within which a notice mentioned in section 49(1) must be given)
 
2 business days after the date on which the limited liability partnership first knows of a relevant change in the particulars of a registrable controller that are stated in the limited liability partnership’s register of controllers, or first has reasonable grounds to believe that such a change has occurred
8.Section 48(3)(a) as applied by section 49(3) (prescribed time for compliance with a notice mentioned in section 49(1))
 
30 days after the date on which the notice mentioned in section 49(1) of the Act is sent by the limited liability partnership
9.Section 50(2) (prescribed period within which a notice mentioned in section 50(1) must be given)
 
2 business days after the date on which the limited liability partnership first knows or first has reasonable grounds to believe that any of the particulars of a registrable controller that are stated in the limited liability partnership’s register of controllers is incorrect
10.Section 48(3)(a) as applied by section 50(3) (prescribed time for compliance with a notice mentioned in section 50(1))
 
30 days after the date on which the notice mentioned in section 50(1) of the Act is sent by the limited liability partnership
11.Section 51(2) (prescribed time for compliance with the requirements of section 51(1))
 
30 days after the date on which the person first knew or ought reasonably to have known that that person was a registrable controller
12.Section 52(2) (prescribed time for compliance with the requirements of section 52(1))
 
30 days after the date on which the person first knew or ought reasonably to have known that a relevant change has occurred in the prescribed particulars of that person
13.Section 54(3) (prescribed time within which the particulars mentioned in section 54(2)(b)(i) must be lodged with the Registrar)
 
For a limited liability partnership registered before 16 June 2025 — 2 business days after the date on which the limited liability partnership enters the particulars of its registrable controllers in the register
For a limited liability partnership registered on or after 16 June 2025 — at the time of registration
14.Section 54(3) (prescribed time within which the updates mentioned in section 54(2)(b)(ii) must be lodged with the Registrar)
 
Where the limited liability partnership enters or updates the particulars of any registrable controller in its register under section 47(6) of the Act — 2 business days after the date on which the limited liability partnership enters or updates the particulars of the registrable controller
15.Section 50A(1) (prescribed frequency at which a notice mentioned in section 50A(1) must be given)
 
At least one notice mentioned in section 50A(1) of the Act must be given every calendar year to each registrable controller whose particulars are stated in the limited liability partnership’s register of controllers
16.Section 50A(2)(a) (prescribed time for compliance with a notice mentioned in section 50A(1))
 
30 days after the date on which the notice mentioned in section 50A(1) of the Act is sent by the limited liability partnership
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THIRD SCHEDULE
Regulation 7(1)
Form of notice mentioned in section 48(2)(a) of Act
Date of notice: [Date that the notice is sent]
Dear [Addressee],
We know or have reasonable grounds to believe that you are a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership].
This notice is sent under section 48(2)(a) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 and requires you to provide the following information within 30 days after the date of this notice. Please send your reply to [address of limited liability partnership]. Failure to provide the information required by this notice may be an offence.
1.  Are you a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership]?
Your reply: Yes / No*
*Delete as appropriate. If your reply is yes and you are an individual, please provide the particulars in sub‑paragraph (a). If your reply is yes and you are a legal entity, please provide the particulars in sub‑paragraph (b).
(a)If your reply is yes and you are an individual, please provide the following particulars:
(i)your full name: .........................................................................
(ii)your aliases, if any: ...................................................................
(iii)your residential address: ............................................................
(iiia)your email address: ....................................................
(iiib)your contact number: ...............................................
(iv)your nationality: ........................................................................
(v)your identity card number or passport number: .......................................................................................
(vi)your date of birth: ......................................................................
(vii)the date on which you became an individual controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: .............................................
(b)If your reply is yes and you are a legal entity, please provide the following particulars:
(i)your name: ................................................................................
(ii)your unique entity number issued by the Registrar, if any: ............................................................................................
(iii)the address of your registered office: .......................................
(iiia)your email address: ....................................................
(iiib)your contact number: .................................................
(iv)your legal form: .........................................................................
(v)the jurisdiction where, and statute under which, you are formed or incorporated: ......................................................................
(vi)the name of the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where you are formed or incorporated, if applicable: .................................................................................
(vii)the identification number or registration number on the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where you are formed or incorporated, if applicable: .....................................
(viii)the date on which you became a corporate controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: ...................................................
2.  Do you know or have reasonable grounds to believe that any other person is a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership] or is likely to have that knowledge?
Your reply: Yes / No*
*Delete as appropriate. If your reply is yes and the person is an individual, please provide the particulars in sub‑paragraph (a). If your reply is yes and the person is a legal entity, please provide the particulars in sub‑paragraph (b).
(a)If your reply is yes and the person is an individual, please provide the following particulars to the best of your knowledge:
(i)the person’s full name: .............................................................
(ii)the person’s aliases, if any: .....................................................
(iii)the person’s residential address: .............................................
(iiia)the person’s email address: .........................................
(iiib)the person’s contact number: ......................................
(iv)the person’s nationality: ..........................................................
(v)the person’s identity card number or passport number: .....................................................................................
(vi)the person’s date of birth: ............................................................
(vii)the date on which the person became an individual controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: ....................................
(b)If your reply is yes and the person is a legal entity, please provide the following particulars to the best of your knowledge:
(i)the person’s name: ....................................................................
(ii)the person’s unique entity number issued by the Registrar, if any: .........................................................................................
(iii)the address of the person’s registered office: .......................................................................................
(iiia)the person’s email address: .........................................
(iiib)the person’s contact number: ......................................
(iv)the person’s legal form: ............................................................
(v)the jurisdiction where, and the statute under which, the person is formed or incorporated: ............................................................
(vi)the name of the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the person is formed or incorporated, if applicable: ................................................................................
(vii)the identification number or registration number on the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the person is formed or incorporated, if applicable: ....................................
(viii)the date on which the person became a corporate controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: ...................................
In this notice —
“controller”, “corporate controller”, “individual controller” and “legal entity” have the meanings given by section 43 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
“identity card” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the National Registration Act 1965;
“registrable” has the meaning given by section 44 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005.
Yours sincerely,
[Name of partner or manager of the limited liability partnership]
Partner / Manager*
*  Delete as appropriate
[Name of limited liability partnership]
[To be completed by [Addressee]]
The information that I have provided in response to this notice is true and accurate.
[To affix signature of Addressee and date of the signature]
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 7(2)
Form of notice mentioned in section 48(2)(b) of Act
Date of notice: [Date that the notice is sent]
Dear [Addressee],
We know or have reasonable grounds to believe that you know or have reasonable grounds to know the identity of a person who is a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership] or is likely to have that knowledge.
This notice is sent under section 48(2)(b) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 and requires you to provide the following information within 30 days after the date of this notice. Please send your reply to [address of limited liability partnership]. Failure to provide the information required by this notice may be an offence.
If you are a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership], please notify [name of limited liability partnership] that you are a registrable controller and provide your particulars to [name of limited liability partnership], as required under section 51 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005.
1.  Do you know or have reasonable grounds to believe that any other person is a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership] or is likely to have that knowledge?
Your reply: Yes / No*
*Delete as appropriate. If your reply is yes and the person is an individual, please provide the particulars in sub‑paragraph (a). If your reply is yes and the person is a legal entity, please provide the particulars in sub‑paragraph (b).
(a)If your reply is yes and the person is an individual, please provide the following particulars to the best of your knowledge:
(i)the person’s full name: .............................................................
(ii)the person’s aliases, if any: ......................................................
(iii)the person’s residential address: ..............................................
(iiia)the person’s email address: .........................................
(iiib)the person’s contact number: ......................................
(iv)the person’s nationality: ..........................................................
(v)the person’s identity card number or passport number: .....................................................................................
(vi)the person’s date of birth: ............................................................
(vii)the date on which the person became an individual controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: ................................
(b)If your reply is yes and the person is a legal entity, please provide the following particulars to the best of your knowledge:
(i)the person’s name: ...................................................................
(ii)the person’s unique entity number issued by the Registrar, if any: ............................................................................................
(iii)the address of the person’s registered office: .......................................................................................
(iiia)the person’s email address: .........................................
(iiib)the person’s contact number: ......................................
(iv)the person’s legal form: ............................................................
(v)the jurisdiction where, and the statute under which, the person is formed or incorporated: ............................................................
(vi)the name of the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the person is formed or incorporated, if applicable: .................................................................................
(vii)the identification number or registration number on the corporate entity register of the jurisdiction where the person is formed or incorporated, if applicable: ......................................
(viii)the date on which the person became a corporate controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: .................................
In this notice —
“controller”, “corporate controller”, “individual controller” and “legal entity” have the meanings given by section 43 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
“identity card” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the National Registration Act 1965;
“registrable” has the meaning given by section 44 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005.
Yours sincerely,
[Name of partner or manager of the limited liability partnership]
Partner / Manager*
*  Delete as appropriate
[Name of limited liability partnership]
[To be completed by [Addressee]]
The information that I have provided in response to this notice is true and accurate.
[To affix signature of Addressee and date of the signature]
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FIFTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 8
Form of notice mentioned in section 49(1) of Act
Date of notice: [Date that the notice is sent]
Dear [Addressee],
We know or have reasonable grounds to believe that a change has occurred in your particulars that are stated in the register of controllers of [name of limited liability partnership].
This notice is sent under section 49(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 and requires you to provide the following information within 30 days after the date of this notice. Please send your reply to [address of limited liability partnership]. Failure to provide the information required by this notice may be an offence.
1.  Are you still a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership]?
Your reply: Yes / No*
*Delete as appropriate. If your reply is no, please state the date on which you ceased to be a registrable controller of [name of limited liability partnership]: .................................................................................................
2.  Your particulars that are stated in the register of controllers of [name of limited liability partnership] are set out below. Has a relevant change in your particulars set out below occurred?
[Set out particulars of addressee that are stated in the register of controllers]
Your reply: Yes / No*
*Delete as appropriate. If your reply is yes, please provide the following information:
(a)the date of the change: .........................................................................
(b)the particulars of the change: ................................................................
In this notice, “register of controllers” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005.
Yours sincerely,
 [Name of partner or manager of the limited liability partnership]
Partner / Manager*
*  Delete as appropriate
[Name of limited liability partnership]
[To be completed by [Addressee]]
The information that I have provided in response to this notice is true and accurate.
[To affix signature of Addressee and date of the signature]
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Made on 29 September 2022.
LAI WEI LIN
Second Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.
[F14.1.48.V1; AG/LEGIS/SL/163A/2020/2 Vol. 1]

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