Section 276: Registration of foreign companies

276. Registration of foreign companies (1) Every foreign company shall, within one month after it establishes a place of business or commences to carry on business in Mauritius, file with the Registrar— (a) a duly authenticated copy of the certificate of its incorporation or registration in its place of incorporation or origin or a document of similar effect; (b) a duly authenticated copy of its constitution, charter, statute or memorandum and articles or other instrument constituting or defining its constitution; (ba) a list of its shareholders, including the name of any beneficial owner, in its place of incorporation, together with all information required under section 91 (3) (a) (ii); (c) a list of its directors containing similar particulars with respect to directors as are, by this Act, required to be contained in the register of the directors, managers and secretaries of a company; (d) where the list includes directors resident in Mauritius who are members of the local Board of directors of the company, a memorandum duly executed by or on behalf of the foreign company stating the powers of the local directors; (e) a memorandum of appointment or power of attorney under the seal of the foreign company or executed on its behalf in such manner as to be binding on the company, stating the names and addresses of 2 or more persons resident in Mauritius, not including a foreign company, authorised to accept on its behalf service of process and any notices required to be served on the company; (f) notice of the situation of its registered office in Mauritius and, unless the office is open and accessible to the public during ordinary business hours on each day, other than Saturdays and public holidays, the days and hours during which it is open and accessible to the public; and (g) a declaration made by the authorised agents of the company. (2) Where a memorandum of appointment or power of attorney filed under subsection (1) (e) is executed by a person on behalf of the company, a duly authenticated copy of the deed or document by which that person is authorised to execute the memorandum of appointment or power of attorney shall be filed. (3) Where a foreign company has complied with subsection (1), the Registrar shall, subject to section 12 (2), register the company under this Part and shall issue a certificate in such form as the Registrar may determine. [S. 276 amended by s. 10 (j) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015; s. 13 (o) of Act 11 of 2018 w.e.f. 9 August 2018.] [Issue 10] C35 – 166 Revised Laws of Mauritius