Section 14: Inspection and evidence of registers

14. Inspection and evidence of registers (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a person may, on payment of the prescribed fees and during such time as the Registrar may decide, inspect— (a) any document in a register kept by the Registrar; (b) the particulars of any registered document, other than the usual residential address in case there is a service address, that have been entered on any device or facility referred to in section 11 (2) of this Act; (c) any registered document the particulars of which have been entered in any such device or facility. (2) A person may, subject to this section, apply to the Registrar for— (a) a certificate of incorporation of a company; (b) a copy of, or extract from, a document in a register kept by the Registrar; (c) the particulars of any registered document that have been entered in any device or facility referred to in section 11 (2) of this Act; or (d) a copy of, or extract from, a registered document the particulars of which have been entered in any such device or facility. (3) On an application under subsection (2), the Registrar shall, on payment by the applicant of the prescribed fee, issue the document, particulars or copy or certified copy applied for. (4) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Registrar shall not be required by any process of the Court to produce— (a) a registered document kept by the Registrar; or (b) evidence of the entry of particulars or a registered document in any device or facility referred to in section 11 (2), and the Court shall not issue such an order where it is not satisfied that the evidence is necessary for the purposes of the proceedings. (5) A copy of, or extract from, a registered document— (a) that constitutes part of a register kept by the Registrar; or (b) particulars of which have been entered in any device or facility referred to in section 11 (2), certified to be a true copy or extract by the Registrar is admissible in evidence in legal proceedings to the same extent as the original document. (6) An extract certified by the Registrar as containing particulars of a registered document that have been entered in any device or facility referred to in section 11 (2) of this Act is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the entry of those particulars. [Issue 9] C35 – 28 Revised Laws of Mauritius (7) This section shall not apply to a private company holding a Global Business Licence or an Authorised Company unless the person is a shareholder, officer, management company or registered agent of that company. (8) Notwithstanding subsection (7), a person may, on payment of the prescribed fee, request the Registrar to provide, in relation to a private company holding a Global Business Licence or an Authorised Company— (a) the name of the company and the address of its registered office; and (b) the name and address of any management company or registered agent appointed by the company, as the case may be, recorded on any register kept by the Registrar on or after 1 December 2001 or in respect of any such company removed from the register after 1 December 2001. (9) The payment of the prescribed fees under subsections (1), (3) and (8) shall not apply to a Ministry or Government Department. (10) Subject to this Act, the Registrar may, on written request, provide such data and information from records stored in the CBRIS or any other electronic system, on payment of the prescribed fee. (11) Unless— (a) required by the be ter kept by the Registrar on or after 1 December 2001 or in respect of any such company removed from the register after 1 December 2001. (9) The payment of the prescribed fees under subsections (1), (3) and (8) shall not apply to a Ministry or Government Department. (10) Subject to this Act, the Registrar may, on written request, provide such data and information from records stored in the CBRIS or any other electronic system, on payment of the prescribed fee. (11) Unless— (a) required by the beneficial owner or the ultimate beneficial owner; (b) required for the purpose of an investigation, enquiry or any other matter; or (c) ordered by a court or the Judge in Chambers, the Registrar shall not disclose to any person the information referred to in section 91 (3) (a) (ii). [S. 14 amended by s. 4 (c) of Act 20 of 2002 w.e.f. 1 July 2002; s. 5 (b) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012; s. 9 (c) of Act 18 of 2016 w.e.f. 7 September 2016; s. 11 (b) of Act 10 of 2017 w.e.f. 24 July 2017; s. 13 (b) of Act 11 of 2018 w.e.f. 1 October 2018.]