Section 189: Requirement to change registered office

189. Requirement to change registered office (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a company shall change its registered office where it is required to do so by the Registrar. (2) The Registrar may require a company to change its registered office by notice in writing delivered or sent to the company at its registered office. (3) The notice shall— (a) state that the company is required to change its registered office by a date specified in the notice, not being a date that is earlier than 28 days after the date of the notice; (b) state the reasons for requiring the change; (c) state that the company has the right to appeal to the Court under section 16; (d) be dated and signed by the Registrar. [Issue 1] C35 – 118 Revised Laws of Mauritius (4) A copy of the notice shall also be sent to each director of the company. (5) The Company shall change its registered office— (a) by the date specified in the notice; or (b) where it appeals to the Court and the appeal is dismissed, within 7 days of the date of the decision of the Court. (6) Where a company fails to comply with this section, every director and the Secretary of the company shall commit an offence and shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200,000 rupees. [S. 189 amended by s. 4 (d) of Act 20 of 2002 w.e.f. 10 August 2002.] Sub-Part D – Company Records