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357: Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Companies
or “The government appoints officials to oversee company-related matters”
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“Appointment and duties of local and assistant company registrars”

The law says that the government needs to appoint District Registrars of Companies and Assistant Registrars of Companies. These people are chosen according to the Public Service Act 2020.

District Registrars can do the same jobs as the main Registrar, but they have to follow the rules set by the Registrar and Deputy Registrar. Assistant Registrars can also do the Registrar’s jobs, but they have to follow the rules set by the Registrar, Deputy Registrar, and District Registrar.

If you see a District Registrar or Assistant Registrar doing these jobs, you can be sure they’re allowed to do them. The law says this is enough proof that they have the right to do the work.

People who were already District Registrars or Assistant Registrars under the old Companies Act 1955 before this new law started are still considered to have those jobs under this new law.

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Part 20 Registrar of Companies

358District and Assistant Registrars of Companies

  1. As many District Registrars of Companies and Assistant Registrars of Companies as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act must be appointed under the Public Service Act 2020.

  2. Subject to the control of the Registrar and of a Deputy Registrar, a District Registrar has and may exercise the powers, duties, and functions of the Registrar.

  3. Subject to the control of the Registrar, a Deputy Registrar, and a District Registrar, an Assistant Registrar has and may exercise all the powers, duties, and functions of the Registrar.

  4. The fact that a District Registrar or an Assistant Registrar exercises those powers, duties, or functions is conclusive evidence of the authority to do so.

  5. Every person holding office as a District Registrar of Companies or an Assistant Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act 1955, immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been appointed as a District Registrar of Companies or an Assistant Registrar of Companies, as the case may be, in accordance with this section.

Notes
  • Section 358(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).