An Act to amend the Companies Act (Chapter 50 of the 2006 Revised Edition), and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other written laws. The Companies (Amendment) Act was passed by Parliament on 8 October 2014 and assented to by the President on 18 November 2014. The legislative changes to the Companies Act were effected in two phases. The first phase was implemented on 1 July 2015. With the exception of sections 9(e) and 121, the second phase came into effect on 3 Jan 2016. Please click here for information on the two-phase implementation. Section 121 came into effect on 20 Apr 2018. For more information on Section 121, please click here.
Phase 1 of Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (effective 1 July 2015)
- The supporting subsidiary legislation for the first phase of legislative amendments can be accessed here.
- The Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Notification 2015 can be accessed here (PDF, 164KB).
- A further elaboration on the sections in the (Commencement) Notification can be found here (PDF, 298KB).
Phase 2 of Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (effective 3 January 2016)
- The supporting subsidiary legislation for the second phase of legislative amendments can be accessed here.
- The Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement)(No.2) Notification 2015 can be accessed here. (PDF,157KB)
For more on the review process of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2015, please click here.