Register of registered agents

(1) The Registrar shall maintain a register of registered agents in which the following details shall be recorded– (a) the name of the registered agent; (b) the address of the registered agent; (c) the names of the individuals authorised to sign on behalf of any firm or corporation that is a registered agent; and (d) in a case where a registered agent ceases to be a registered agent, the date on which the registered agent ceased to be a registered (2) The Registrar shall, during the month of January in each year, publish on the website of the Registrar, a list of registered agents as appeared on the register of registered agents on 31st December in the preceding year. 48 (3) Any change in the details kept by the Registrar in the register of registered agents pursuant to sub-section (1) shall be notified immediately by the registered agent to the Registrar, and, upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the Minister, the Registrar shall record the change in the register of (4) Where the registered agent of a company desires to cease to act as registered agent and the registered agent is unable to reach an agreement with the company for which he is registered agent concerning his replacement, the following provisions shall apply– (a) the registered agent shall give not less than 90 days written notice to any director or officer of the company of which he is the registered agent at the director’s or officer’s last known address, or if the registered agent is not aware of the identity of any director or officer then the person from whom the registered agent last received instructions concerning the company, specifying the wish of the registered agent to resign as registered agent and shall together with the notice provide a list of all registered agents in Belize with their names and addresses; (b) the registered agent shall submit to the Registrar a copy of the notice and to the company a list of registered agents referred to in paragraph (a); (c) if, at the time of expiry of the notice, the company has not adopted a resolution to amend its Memorandum to change its registered agent, the registered agent shall inform the Registrar in writing that the company has not changed its registered agent whereupon the Registrar shall publish a notice International Business Companies[CAP. 270 49 in the Gazette, the website of the Registrar or other publication of general circulation in Belize, that the name of the company will be struck off the Register, unless the company, within 30 days from the date of the publication of the notice in the Gazette, website or other publication, registers with the Registrar a copy of a resolution amending its Memorandum to change its registered agent; and (d) if a company fails within 30 days from the date of the publication of the notice referred to in paragraph (c), to register with the Registrar a copy of a resolution amending its Memorandum to change its registered agent, the Registrar shall strike the name of the company off the Register and shall publish in the Gazette, the website of the Registrar or other publication of general circulation in Belize, a notice that the name of the company has been struck off the Register. (5) A company that has been struck off the Register under this section remains liable for all claims, debts, liabilities and obligations of the company, and the striking-off does not affect the liability of any of its members, directors, officers or agents. 43.