Section 28: Register of Foundations

28. Register of Foundations (1) The Registrar shall establish and maintain a register of Foundations. F22A – 17 [Issue 7] Foundations Act (2) The Registrar shall maintain a record of every Foundation registered under this Act and all documents filed in relation to the Foundation. (2A) (a) Notwithstanding any other enactment, the Registrar may authorise the filing of any document, and the payment of any fee, under this Act to be made, submitted or done electronically through CBRIS or such other electronic system, and in such manner as the Registrar may approve. (b) In this subsection— “CBRIS” has the same meaning as in the Companies Act. (3) The register shall be kept in such manner as the Registrar may determine and may be kept wholly or partly, by means of a device or facility— (a) that records or stores information electronically or by other similar means; and (b) that permits the information so recorded or stored to be readily inspected or reproduced in usable form. (4) The register shall, in relation to a Foundation, contain a record of— (a) the name of the Foundation; (b) the address of the registered office of the Foundation; (c) the name and address of the founder; (d) the date of registration of the Foundation; (e) the period, if any, for which the Foundation is established; (f) the name and address of the secretary; (g) the name and address of members of the Council; and (h) such other matter as may be prescribed or otherwise considered appropriate by the Registrar. [S. 28 amended by s. 19 (a) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015.]