Section 346: Certificate of current standing

346. Certificate of current standing (1) The Registrar shall, upon request by any person, issue a certificate of current standing under his hand and seal certifying that a company is of current standing where the Registrar is satisfied that the name of the company is on the register. (2) A certificate of current standing under subsection (1) shall contain a statement as to whether— (a) the company has submitted to the Registrar articles of merger or consolidation that have not yet become effective; C35 – 203 [Issue 10] Companies Act (b) the company has submitted to the Registrar articles of arrangement that have not yet become effective; (ba) the company has submitted its annual return and any other document required to be filed under section 223; (c) the company has paid all fees due and payable; (d) the company is in the process of being wound up and dissolved; (da) the company is in receivership; (db) the company is in administration; or (e) any proceeding to remove the company from the register has been instituted. (3) This section shall not apply to a private company holding a Global Business Licence or to an Authorised Company, unless the person who makes the request is a shareholder, officer, management company or registered agent of that company. [S. 346 repealed and replaced by s. 5 (f) of Act 18 of 2008 w.e.f. 19 July 2008; amended by s. 7 (f) of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 21 December 2013; s. 13 (v) (i) of Act 11 of 2018 w.e.f. 9 August 2018; s. 13 (v) (ii) of Act 11 of 2018 w.e.f. 1 October 2018.]