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Companies Act 1993

Registrar of Companies

357: Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Companies

You could also call this:

“The government appoints officials to oversee company-related matters”

The government must appoint a Registrar of Companies and as many Deputy Registrars as needed. These appointments are made under the Public Service Act 2020.

The Registrar and Deputy Registrars are responsible for tasks related to the Companies Act 1993, the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019, and the Limited Partnerships Act 2008.

Deputy Registrars can do the same jobs as the Registrar, but they must follow the Registrar’s instructions. If a Deputy Registrar does something, it’s considered official and allowed.

When this law came into effect, the people who were already working as the Registrar and Deputy Registrars under the old Companies Act 1955 kept their jobs under the new law.

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Part 20 Registrar of Companies

357Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Companies

  1. There must be—

  2. a Registrar of Companies; and
    1. as many Deputy Registrars of Companies as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act, the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019, and the Limited Partnerships Act 2008,—
        1. each of whom must be appointed under the Public Service Act 2020.

      1. Subject to the control of the Registrar a Deputy Registrar has and may exercise the powers, duties and functions of the Registrar under this Act, the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019, the Financial Reporting Act 2013, and the Limited Partnerships Act 2008.

      2. The fact that a Deputy Registrar exercises those powers, duties, or functions is conclusive evidence of the authority to do so.

      3. The person holding office as Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act 1955 and every person holding office as a Deputy Registrar of Companies under that Act, immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been appointed as Registrar of Companies or as a Deputy Registrar of Companies, as the case may be, in accordance with this section.

      Notes
      • Section 357(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).
      • Section 357(1)(b): amended, on , by section 54(1) of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation (Amendments) Act 2019 (2019 No 28).
      • Section 357(1)(b): amended, on , by section 119(1) of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (2008 No 1).
      • Section 357(2): amended, on , by section 54(2) of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation (Amendments) Act 2019 (2019 No 28).
      • Section 357(2): amended, on , by section 17 of the Financial Reporting Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 64).
      • Section 357(2): amended, on , by section 119(2) of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (2008 No 1).