2.—(1) In these Regulations —| “approved start-up fund manager” means a start-up fund manager approved under paragraph (4); |
| “bona fide entity” means an entity that is not a non-bona fide entity; |
| “commodity derivatives” means derivatives the payoffs of which are wholly linked to the payoffs or performance of the underlying commodity; [S 262/2013 wef 17/02/2012] |
| “compensatory payments” has the same meaning as in section 10N(12) of the Act; |
“designated investments” means —| (a) | in relation to income derived before 17th February 2012, investments specified in Part A of the First Schedule; and | | (b) | in relation to income derived on or after 17th February 2012, investments specified in Part A of the Second Schedule; [S 262/2013 wef 17/02/2012] |
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“designated person” means —| (a) | the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte. Ltd.; | | (b) | the Monetary Authority of Singapore; or | | (c) | any company which is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Minister (in his capacity as a corporation established under the Minister for Finance (Incorporation) Act (Cap. 183)) and which is approved by the Minister or such person as he may appoint; |
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| “emission derivatives” means derivatives the payoffs of which are wholly linked to the payoffs or performance of the underlying emission allowances; [S 262/2013 wef 17/02/2012] |
| “financial derivatives” means derivatives the payoffs of which are linked, whether in whole or in part, to the payoffs or performance of any financial assets, securities, financial instruments or indices, but excludes derivatives the payoffs of which are wholly linked to the payoffs or performance of commodities; [S 262/2013 wef 17/02/2012] |
| “financial sector incentive company” has the same meaning as in section 43Q of the Act; |
| “freight derivatives” means derivatives the payoffs of which are wholly linked to the payoffs or performance of the underlying freight rates; [S 262/2013 wef 17/02/2012] |
| “insolvency proceedings” means winding-up, bankruptcy, administration, provisional supervision or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of a person under the laws of any jurisdiction; [S 498/2010 wef 22/01/2009] |
| “Islamic debt securities” has the same meaning as in section 43N(4) of the Act; [S 498/2010 wef 22/01/2009] |
| “liquidation claims” means claims or other causes of actions (including interests, rights and demands) of creditors or equity holders of any person against such person, however arising, on cash or other tangible or intangible assets, from a person upon and in connection with any insolvency proceeding of that person; [S 498/2010 wef 22/01/2009] |
“prescribed person” —| (a) | in relation to an individual, means an individual who is neither a Singapore citizen nor resident in Singapore, and who is the beneficial owner of the funds managed by any fund manager in Singapore; | | (b) | in relation to a company, means a company which, at all times during the basis period for the year of assessment —| (i) | is not resident in Singapore; | | (ii) | does not have a permanent establishment in Singapore (other than a fund manager); | | (iii) | does not carry on a business in Singapore; | | (iv) | has, in aggregate, less than 100% of the value of its issued securities beneficially owned (directly or indirectly) by Singapore persons; and [S 384/2012 wef 01/09/2007] | | (v) | is not a company the income of which is derived from investments which have been transferred (other than by way of a sale on market terms and conditions) from a person carrying on a business in Singapore where the income derived by that person from those investments was not, or would not have been if not for their transfer, exempt from tax; [S 346/2012 wef 01/09/2007] |
| | (c) | in relation to a trustee of a trust fund, means a trustee who, at all times during the basis period for the year of assessment —| (i) | is not a resident in Singapore, a Singapore citizen or a permanent establishment in Singapore; | | (ii) | does not have a permanent establishment in Singapore (other than a fund manager); | | (iii) | does not carry on business in Singapore; and | | (iv) | is not a trustee the income of which is derived from investments which have been transferred to him in his capacity as a trustee of that trust fund (other than by way of a sale on market terms and conditions) from a person carrying on a business in Singapore where the income derived by that person from those investments was not, or would not have been if not for their transfer, exempt from tax, |
| and whose trust fund is, at all times during that basis period for the year of assessment, a trust fund in which the aggregate value of that fund held beneficially (directly or indirectly) by Singapore persons is less than 100%; |
[S 384/2012 wef 01/09/2007] [S 346/2012 wef 01/09/2007] |
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| “qualifying debt securities” has the same meaning as in section 13(16) of the Act; |
| “registered business trust” has the same meaning as in the Business Trusts Act (Cap. 31A); [S 498/2010 wef 22/01/2009] |
| “securities lending or repurchase arrangement” has the same meaning as in section 10N(12) of the Act; |
“Singapore person”, in relation to paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “prescribed person”, means a person who is a Singapore citizen, resident in Singapore or permanent establishment in Singapore, but does not include —| (a) | a company which is approved under section 13R of the Act and which, at all times during the basis period for the year of assessment for which the income of a prescribed person is exempt from tax under section 13CA of the Act —| (i) | beneficially owns directly, 100% of the total value of all issued securities of the prescribed person or the total value of the trust fund for which the prescribed person is the trustee, as the case may be; and | | (ii) | satisfies the conditions in regulation 3(2) of the Income Tax (Exemption of Income of Approved Companies Arising from Funds Managed by Fund Manager in Singapore) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 8/2010); [S 346/2012 wef 01/09/2007] |
| | (b) | a designated person; or [S 346/2012 wef 01/04/2009] | | (c) | an approved person under section 13X of the Act and which, at all times during the basis period for the year of assessment for which the income of a prescribed person is exempt from tax under section 13CA of the Act —| (i) | beneficially owns directly, 100% of the total value of all issued securities of the prescribed person or the total value of the trust fund for which the prescribed person is the trustee, as the case may be; and | | (ii) | satisfies the conditions in regulation 3(2) of the Income Tax (Exemption of Income Arising from Funds Managed by Fund Manager in Singapore) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 414/2010); [S 384/2012 wef 07/07/2010] [S 346/2012 wef 01/04/2009] |
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“specified income” means —| (a) | in relation to income derived before 17th February 2012, income specified in Part B of the First Schedule; and | | (b) | in relation to income derived on or after 17th February 2012, income specified in Part B of the Second Schedule; [S 262/2013 wef 17/02/2012] |
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| “structured product” has the same meaning as in section 13(16) of the Act; [S 498/2010 wef 22/01/2009] |
| “unit” means a right or interest (whether described as a unit, a sub-unit or otherwise) which may be acquired under a unit trust; |
| “unit trust” means any trust established for the purpose, or having the effect, of providing facilities for the participation by persons as beneficiaries under a trust, in profits or income arising from the acquisition, management or disposal of securities or any other property. |
(2) The requirement in paragraph (b)(iv) of the definition of “prescribed person” in paragraph (1) relating to beneficial ownership of issued securities of a company does not apply to a fund constituted as a company and which is not resident in Singapore, for a period of 12 months from the date of its incorporation if —| (a) | the company is incorporated at any time between 18th February 2005 and 17th February 2010 (both dates inclusive); | | (b) | the date of its incorporation is stated in its charter, statute or memorandum and articles or other instrument constituting it or defining its constitution; | | (c) | the company was incorporated by a fund manager who was an approved start-up fund manager at the time of incorporation; and | | (d) | the company is not incorporated with the avoidance or reduction of tax chargeable under the Act as its main purpose or one of its main purposes. |
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(3) The requirement in paragraph (c) of the definition of “prescribed person” in paragraph (1) relating to beneficial holding of the value of a trust fund does not apply to a trust fund, for a period of 12 months from the date of its constitution if —| (a) | the fund is constituted at any time between 18th February 2005 and 17th February 2010 (both dates inclusive); | | (b) | the date of its constitution is stated in the relevant trust instrument; | | (c) | it was constituted by a fund manager who was an approved start-up fund manager at the time of constitution; and | | (d) | it is not constituted with the avoidance or reduction of tax chargeable under the Act as its main purpose or one of its main purposes. [S 346/2012 wef 01/09/2007] |
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| (4) For the purpose of paragraphs (2) and (3), the Minister or such persons as he may appoint may approve a fund manager as an approved start-up fund manager, and such approval shall be for a period not exceeding 3 years. |
(5) For the purposes of section 13CA of the Act and these Regulations, issued securities include —| (a) | any right under a contract for differences, or under any other contract the purpose or pretended purpose of which is to secure a profit or avoid a loss by reference to fluctuations, in —| (i) | the value or price of issued debentures, stocks or shares; | | (ii) | the value or price of any group of any such debentures, stocks or shares; or | | (iii) | an index of any such debentures, stocks or shares; and |
| | (b) | derivatives of a buy-sell nature for funding purpose, |
| (A) | futures contracts which are traded on a futures market; | | (B) | bills of exchange; | | (C) | promissory notes; or | | (D) | certificates of deposit issued by a bank or finance company. |
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(6) Any reference in section 13CA of the Act and these Regulations to the value of issued securities of a company of the type described in paragraph (5) is a reference to the value of those securities —| (a) | at the time of their issue by the company; or | | (b) | in the case of derivatives of a buy-sell nature, at the time of their buy-sell transaction. |
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(7) For the purposes of section 13CA of the Act and these Regulations, “prescribed percentage” means —| (a) | where the prescribed person or the trust fund for which the prescribed person is the trustee has less than 10 relevant owners or relevant beneficiaries — 30%; or | | (b) | where the prescribed person or the trust fund for which the prescribed person is the trustee has at least 10 relevant owners or relevant beneficiaries — 50%. |
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