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Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973)

Chapter XIII: External Companies

Administrative and Other Duties of External Companies

327. Register of directors and managers and secretaries, changes therein and power of Registrar to call for particulars

 

 

1) The provisions of sections 211, 215 and 216 shall mutatis mutandis apply to a director, local manager and local secretary of an external company. Provided that-
a) where a director is not resident in the Republic-
i) the entries referred to in section 216(1) shall be made in the register not later than the end of the financial year of the company and the return referred to in section 216 (2) shall be lodged with the Registrar within fourteen days after the date of such entries; and
ii) the form of consent prescribed under section 211 may be signed by the director or his duly authorised agent on his behalf;
b) the provisions of section 211 in respect of such form shall not apply where the sole purpose of the company in establishing a place of business in the Republic is to establish a share registration office or a share transfer office.

 

2) Every external company shall, within twenty-one days after the date of a written request by the Registrar to that effect, lodge with the Registrar complete particulars of the present residential, business and postal addresses of every director not resident in the Republic, together with a complete list containing the names and registered offices of companies incorporated in the Republic and other external companies of which such director is also a director.