Contract Part2 - contract validity

In fact this morning right after the visit back to my office, I went online to search for stuff regarding ‘Contract’ and via http://www.business.gov.sg web site I email to ask about the following and was very please with their prompt reply. {^o^}

Question: contract copy

Hi person-incharge,
Will like to seek some advice on contract matters. If a contract is signed and fax over to the company without original mail out, is it consider a valid contract? (the contract may involve dollars and cents)

Thank you

Regards.
- jaceanx -

Dear jaceanx

Thank you for your enquiry dated 19/10/2006.

According to the law in Singapore, a contract should be in its original copy for all parties involved. If there are three parties, there should be three original copies of the contract. A fax copy is not considered as a valid one. Example, in courts, the judges would want to see the original copy. The courts would still take into consideration if the contract is a fax or photocopied copy. However, this contract would not represent a strong evidence for any cases.

It is also advisable to have signatures of all parties on every page to deter people from amending and making changes to the contract.

In depends on the country also. Example, in USA, an email contract can be a strong evidence for court cases.

If you have further enquires regarding contract laws, you can also approach the Enterprise Development Centre or the EDC@ASME which is an advisory centre for aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners to gain access to a wide range of expert business consultancy services.

The centre offers advisory services such as business registration, business search and matching, business development, financing, management, training and legal services.

The centre may charge a fee depending on the types of services rendered.

For more information on what EDC@ASME can do for your business, you may contact it at 6513 0388 or sme@asme.org.sg.

EDC@ASME is located at:

Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME)
167 Jalan Bukit Merah
Tower 4 #03-13
Singapore 150167
Tel: (65) 6513 0388
Email: sme@asme.org.sg

As for now, there are four EDCs you can approach. For their areas of specialization, please refer to our website at http://www.business.gov.sg
Contact a Business Consultant > EDCs and How They Help Businesses > List of EDCs and their areas of specialization

Should you need further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you, and have a nice day.
Vivian Ang (Ms)
Customer Service Officer
EnterpriseOne
http://www.business.gov.sg

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See isn’t it informative. {^o^} Thank you for the fast and informative reply.