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11 Inspección del registro de beneficiarios finales

(1) El registro de beneficiarios finales mantenido por toda persona jurídica o estructura jurídica a través del agente residente se mantendrá con carácter confidencial y las siguientes personas de dicha persona jurídica o estructura jurídica tienen derecho a inspeccionar el registro de beneficiarios finales sin cargo alguno—
(a) un director o miembro de la persona jurídica;
(b) un consejero, fundador o persona supervisora de la fundación;
(c) un fiduciario, fideicomitente o beneficiario del international trust;
(d) un socio general de la limited partnership o un socio de la partnership; (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(e) una persona cuyo nombre esté inscrito como beneficiario final en el registro de beneficiarios finales (limitado a la inspección del nombre de la persona en el registro); y (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(f) un director, o un representante autorizado del director, de una persona jurídica registrable cuyo nombre esté inscrito en el registro de beneficiarios finales. (Inserted by Act 38 of 2022)
(2) El derecho de una persona a inspeccionar el registro de beneficiarios finales en virtud del apartado (1) estará sujeto a notificación previa y a las demás condiciones que la persona jurídica o la estructura jurídica pueda imponer, y el período de inspección no excederá de 2 horas en un día y el acceso al registro de beneficiarios finales se limitará a las inscripciones relativas únicamente a dicha persona.
(3) Las personas referidas en los párrafos (a) a (e) del apartado (1) podrán solicitar una copia del registro de beneficiarios finales o un extracto del mismo, y éste se proporcionará en un plazo de 10 días.
(4) Si la persona jurídica o la estructura jurídica, a través de su agente residente, se niega injustificadamente a permitir que cualquiera de las personas referidas en los párrafos (a) a (e) del apartado (1) inspeccione el registro de beneficiarios finales, o no proporciona copia del registro de beneficiarios finales en un plazo de 10 días, dicha persona jurídica o estructura jurídica comete un delito y será sancionada, en caso de condena, con una multa de nivel 3 en la escala estándar. (Amended by Acts 26 of 2021 and 38 of 2022)
(5) Toda persona perjudicada por la decisión de la persona jurídica o de la estructura jurídica, según sea el caso, respecto de la inspección del registro de beneficiarios finales en virtud del apartado (1), o por la falta de entrega de una copia del mismo en virtud del apartado (3) dentro de los 10 días siguientes a la solicitud, podrá presentar una solicitud ante la Supreme Court (Corte Suprema) para que ordene a la persona jurídica o a la estructura jurídica, según sea el caso, permitir a la persona inspeccionar el registro de beneficiarios finales o proporcionar una copia del extracto del registro de beneficiarios finales. (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(6) No obstante lo dispuesto en el apartado (1), además de mantener el registro de beneficiarios finales, se presentará una copia del registro respecto de las sociedades extractivas ante la oficina del Registrar of Companies (Registrador de Sociedades) y será actualizada por el agente residente periódicamente, y dicho registro se pondrá a disposición de cualquier persona para su inspección y para la obtención de copias del mismo previo pago de la tasa y en la forma que se prescriban mediante reglamentos.

Translation for information only. Only the English original is legally binding.

Original wording (English, legally binding): Inspection of register of beneficial owners
(1) The register of beneficial owners maintained by every legal person or legal arrangement through the resident agent shall be maintained in confidentiality and the following persons of that legal person or legal arrangement are entitled to inspect the register of beneficial owners without any charges—
(a) a director or member of the legal person;
(b) a councillor, founder or supervisory person of the foundation;
(c) a trustee, settlor or beneficiary of the international trust;
(d) a general partner of the limited partnership or a partner of the partnership; (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(e) a person whose name is entered as a beneficial owner in the register of beneficial owners (limited to inspection of the person’s name in the register); and (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(f) a director, or an authorised representative of the director, of a registrable legal person whose name is entered in the register of beneficial owners. (Inserted by Act 38 of 2022)
(2) A person’s right to inspect the register of beneficial owners under subsection (1) shall be subject to prior notice and other conditions as the legal person or the legal arrangement may impose and the period of inspection shall not exceed 2 hours in a day and access to the register of beneficial ownership shall be restricted to the entries relating to such person only.
(3) The persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1) may request a copy of the register of beneficial owners or an extract of it and the same shall be provided within 10 days.
(4) If the legal person or the legal arrangement through its resident agent unreasonably refuses to allow any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1) to inspect the register of beneficial owners or fails to provide copy of the register of beneficial owners within 10 days, that legal person or legal arrangement commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of level 3 on the standard scale. (Amended by Acts 26 of 2021 and 38 of 2022)
(5) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the legal person or the legal arrangement, as the case may be, for inspection of the register of beneficial owners under subsection (1), or failure to provide a copy thereof under subsection (3) within 10 days of the request, may file an application before the Supreme Court to direct the legal person or the legal arrangement, as the case may be, to allow the person to inspect the register of beneficial owners or to provide a copy of the extract of the register of beneficial owners. (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), in addition to maintaining the register of beneficial owners, a copy of the register in respect of extractive companies shall be filed with the office of the Registrar of Companies and shall be updated by the resident agent from time to time and the said register shall be made available to any person for inspection and for obtaining copies thereof on payment of such fee and in such form as may be prescribed by regulations.

Official source: Beneficial Ownership Act (Cap. 251B), Act 4 of 2020, Revised Edition as at 31 May 2024 (Acts 4 of 2020, 6 of 2021, 26 of 2021, 38 of 2022, 28 of 2023); Act 18 of 2025 worked in by us

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