Singapore Society of Accountants Ordinance

Bill No. 192/1963

Read the first time on 5th April 1963.

An Ordinance to constitute the Singapore Society of Accountants and to provide for the registration and control of accountants.

Be it enacted by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore, as follows: —

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Singapore Society of Accountants Ordinance, 1963, and shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may by notification in the Gazette appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Ordinance —

“appointed day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 1 of this Ordinance;

“association of accountants” means any institute, society, association or other body of accountants recognised as such by the Society;

“Committee” means any Committee established under this Ordinance and the rules and by-laws made thereunder;

“Council” means the Council of the Society established under section 9 of this Ordinance;

“Disciplinary Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 32 of this Ordinance;

“fundamental rule” means any rule of the Society which is so declared as such in the rules of the Society;

“Investigation Committee” means the Investigation Committee appointed under section 32 of this Ordinance;

“licensed accountant” means a member of the Society who is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance as a licensed accountant;

“member” means a member of the Society who is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance as a public accountant, or registered accountant or provisional member or licensed accountant;

“provisional member” means a person who is for the time being registered as a provisional member of the Society;

“public accountant” means a member of the Society who is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance as a public accountant;

“register” means the register of accountants required to be kept in accordance with the provisions of section 23 of this Ordinance;

“registered accountant” means a member of the Society who is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance as a registered accountant;

“Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under the provisions of section 22 of this Ordinance;

“Society” means the Singapore Society of Accountants established by section 3 of this Ordinance.

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