Trustees (Transparency and Effective Control) Regulations 2017

No. S 151

Trustees Act

(CHAPTER 337)

Trustees
(Transparency and Effective Control)
Regulations 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 84A of the Trustees Act, the Minister for Law makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

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Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Trustees (Transparency and Effective Control) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 31 March 2017.

Definitions

2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“entity” means —

(a) a sole proprietorship;

(b) a partnership;

(c) a limited partnership;

(d) a limited liability partnership;

(e) a corporation sole;

(f) a company or any other association or body of persons corporate or unincorporated; or

(g) an express trust or other similar arrangement;

“identity card” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the National Registration Act 1965;

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“relevant party”, in relation to a relevant trust, means a relevant trust party of the relevant trust.

Scope of Regulations

3.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to any relevant trust created before, on or after 31 March 2017.

(2)  These Regulations do not apply to any relevant trust that is specified in the First Schedule.

Made on 31 March 2017.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

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