Section 187: Registered office

187. Registered office (1) Every company shall always— (a) have a registered office in Mauritius to which all communications and notices may be addressed and which shall constitute the address for service of legal proceedings on the company; and (b) cause its name and the word “Registered Office” to be permanently displayed in a conspicuous place in legible romanised letters on the outside of its registered office. (2) Subject to section 188, the registered office of a company at a particular time is the place that is described as its registered office in the register of companies at that time. (3) The description of the registered office shall— (a) state the address of the registered office; and (b) where the registered office is at the offices of any firm of chartered accountant, attorney at law, or any other person, state— (i) that the registered office of the company is at the address of the offices of that firm or person; and (ii) particulars of the location in any building of those offices. [S. 187 amended by s. 6 (e) of Act 15 of 2006 w.e.f. 7 August 2006.]