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Fees

Cap. 270, s. 113 · Revised Edition 2020

There shall be paid to the Registrar fees as follows– (a) $100 upon the registration by the Registrar of a company incorporated under this Act the authorised capital of which does not exceed $50,000 and all the shares of which have a par (b) $1,000 upon the registration by the Registrar of a company incorporated under this Act the authorised capital of which exceeds $50,000; (c) upon registration by the Registrar of an amendment to the Memorandum or Articles of a company incorporated under this Act– (i) $25 if the registration is within 30 days immediately following the passing of the resolution authorising the (ii) $50 if the registration is within 60 days immediately following the passing of International Business Companies[CAP. 270 119 the resolution authorising the (iii) $75 if the registration is within 90 days immediately following the passing of the resolution authorising the amendment; and (iv) $100 if the registration is later than 90 days following the passing of the resolution authorising the amendment; (d) 500 upon the registration by the Registrar of articles of merger or consolidation, but $700 in the case of articles of merger or that also constitute the Memorandum of a company the authorised capital of which exceeds $50,000 or that amend the Memorandum of a surviving company to increase the authorised capital from $50,000 or less to more than $50,000; (e) $500 upon the registration by the Registrar of articles of arrangement, but $700 in the case of articles of arrangement that also constitute the Memorandum of a company the authorised capital of which exceeds $50,000 or that amend the Memorandum of a company to increase the authorised capital from $50,000 or less to more than $50,000; CAP. 250. (f) $250 upon the submission to the Registrar of articles of continuation for a company incorporated under the Companies Act, the authorised capital of which does not exceed $50,000, and, in addition, in the case of a company that continues its incorporation under this Act before 30th April in any year, CAP. 250. 120 such sum as would have been payable by that company under the Companies Act, if that had not so continued its incorporation under this Act; (g) $1,000 upon the submission to the Registrar of articles of continuation for a company incorporated under the Companies Act, Cap. 250, the authorised capital of which exceeds $50,000, and, in addition, in the case of a company that continues its incorporation under this Act before 30th April in any year, such sum as would have been payable by that company under the Companies Act, if that had not so continued its incorporation under this Act; CAP. 250. CAP. 250. (h) $500 upon the submission to the Registrar of articles of continuation for a company not incorporated under the Companies Act, the authorised capital of which does not exceed $50,000; CAP. 250. (i) $1,000 upon the submission to the Registrar of articles of continuation for a company not incorporated under the Companies Act, the authorised capital of which exceeds $50,000; (j) $100 upon the registration by the Registrar of articles of dissolution; (k) $ 100 upon the registration by the Registrar of a resolution rescinding articles of dissolution; (l) $25 upon the issue by the Registrar of a of dissolution or good standing, other than at the time of the registration of a company International Business Companies[CAP. 270 121 incorporated under this Act or at the time of the merger, consolidation, arrangement or dissolution, as the case may be; (m) $15 upon the issue by the Registrar of a copy or extract, whether or not certified, of a document or a part of a document, other than a of dissolution or good standing; (n) $10 for an inspection of the documents kept by the Registrar pursuant to this Act; (o) upon restoration by the Registrar to the Register of a company incorporated under this Act, the name of which was struck off the (i) $300 if the restoration is applied for within six months immediately following the striking of the name off the Register; or (ii) $600 if the restoration is applied for more than six months immediately following the striking of the name off the Register; (p) $25 for the reservation of a name as provided for in section 11(7); (q) $10 for an inspection of each entry in the Register of International Business Companies; (r) $500 upon submission to the Registrar of documents referred to in section 93(1); 122 (s) $100 upon resubmission to the Registrar of the documents referred to in section 93(7); (t) $350 upon the registration by the Registrar of a company incorporated under this Act– (i) if the authorised capital of the company does not exceed $50,000 and some or all of its shares have no par value; or (ii) the company has no authorised capital and all of its shares have no par value; (u) $25 upon the registration by the Registrar of a notice of increase or decrease of authorised capital of a company incorporated under this Act, but $700 in the case of a notice of increase of authorised capital from $50,000 or less to more than $50,000; (v) $4,000 upon the entry by the Registrar of a statement to the effect that a company is a public investment company; (w) $25 upon the approval by the Registrar for publication of a document on the website of the IBC Registry; and (x) $25 upon the change of details kept by the Registrar in the register of registered agents.

Amended by: 36 of 2017; 36 of 2017

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