company having a share capital" includes an unlimited company with a share capital;
"company limited by guarantee" means a company formed on the principle of having the liability of its
members limited by the memorandum to such amount as the members may respectively undertake to
contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up;
"company limited by shares" means a company formed on the principle of having the liability of its
members limited by the memorandum to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by
them;
"contributory" , in relation to a company, means a person liable to contribute to the assets of the
company in the event of its being wound up, and includes the holder of fully paid shares in the
company and, prior to the final determination of the persons who are contributories, includes any
person alleged to be a contributory;
"corporation" means any body corporate formed or incorporated or existing in Singapore or outside
Singapore and includes any foreign company but does not include —
(a) any body corporate that is incorporated in Singapore and is by notification of the Minister in the
Gazette declared to be a public authority or an instrumentality or agency of the Government or to be a
body corporate which is not incorporated for commercial purposes;
(b) any corporation sole;
(c) any co-operative society;
(d) any registered trade union; or
(e) any limited liability partnership;