SINGAPORE: Business services firm Data Register and an associated company, Singapore Data Register, were both fined a total of S$4,500 on Jun 4 for several breaches under the Companies Act, including failing to open its office to the public.
Facing a total of five charges, with another six charges taken into consideration for sentencing, Data Register was fined a total of S$3,000 in court. A further four charges for the same breach were taken into consideration during sentencing, and the firm was fined S$1,500.In the release, ACRA said that Data Register previously faced a total of 1,104 charges for failing to display its company name and registration number in more than 1,000 business letters.
It led to"public disquiet" as people thought they were obliged to provide the requested information, said ACRA.