Section 277: Registered office and authorised agents

277. Registered office and authorised agents (1) A foreign company shall have a registered office in Mauritius to which all communications and notices may be addressed and which shall be open and accessible to the public for not less than 4 hours on every day other than a Saturday or a public holiday. (2) An authorised agent shall, until he ceases to be such in accordance with subsection (4)— (a) continue to be the authorised agent of the company; (b) be answerable for the doing of all such acts, matters and things as are required to be done by the company by or under this Act. (3) A foreign company or its authorised agent may file with the Registrar a written notice stating that the authorised agent has ceased to be the authorised agent or shall cease to be the authorised agent on a date specified in the notice. (4) The authorised agent in respect of whom the notice has been filed shall cease to be an authorised agent— (a) on the expiry of a period of 21 days after the date of filing of the notice or on the date of the appointment of another authorised agent, the memorandum of whose appointment has been filed in accordance with subsection (5), whichever is earlier; or (b) where the notice states a date on which he is to so cease and the date is later than the expiry of that period, on that date. (5) Where an authorised agent ceases to be the authorised agent and the company is then without an authorised agent in Mauritius, the company shall, where it continues to carry on business or has a place of business in Mauritius, within 21 days after the authorised agent ceased to be one, appoint an authorised agent. (6) On the appointment of a new authorised agent, the company shall file with the Registrar a memorandum of the appointment in accordance with section 276 (1) and, if not already filed in pursuance of section 276 (2), a copy of the deed or document or power of attorney referred to in that subsection.