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S1 Personnes morales et constructions juridiques par l'Autorité compétente

(section 4)
PARTIE A PERSONNES MORALES—
(a) Une société, y compris une société étrangère, constituée ou enregistrée en vertu du Companies Act.
(b) Une association enregistrée en vertu du Registration of Associations Act.
(c) Un associé d'une société de personnes en vertu du Civil Code of Seychelles Act.
(d) Un associé d'une société de personnes formée, constituée ou autrement établie en dehors des Seychelles mais exerçant ou menant des activités aux Seychelles. (Inserted by Act 18 of 2025)
PARTIE B (1) PERSONNES MORALES—
(a) Une international business company constituée, continuée ou convertie en vertu de l'International Business Companies Act.
(b) Une protected cell company constituée en vertu du Protected Cell Companies Act. (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(c) Une société constituée en vertu du Companies (Special Licences) Act.
(d) Une fondation établie en vertu du Foundations Act.
(2) CONSTRUCTIONS JURIDIQUES—
(a) Un trustee d'un trust en vertu du Trusts Act. (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(b) Un associé commandité d'une limited partnership en vertu du Limited Partnerships Act.

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

Original wording (English, legally binding): Legal persons and arrangements by Competent Authority
(section 4)
PART A LEGAL PERSONS—
(a) A company, including an overseas company, incorporated or registered under the Companies Act.
(b) An Association registered under the Registration of Associations Act.
(c) A partner of a partnership under the Civil Code of Seychelles Act.
(d) A partner of a partnership formed, incorporated, or otherwise established outside Seychelles but conducting or carrying on business within Seychelles. (Inserted by Act 18 of 2025)
PART B (1) LEGAL PERSONS—
(a) An international business company incorporated or continued or converted under the International Business Companies Act.
(b) A protected cell company incorporated under the Protected Cell Companies Act. (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(c) A company incorporated under the Companies (Special Licences) Act.
(d) A foundation established under the Foundations Act.
(2) LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS—
(a) A trustee of a trust under the Trusts Act. (Amended by Act 38 of 2022)
(b) A general partner of a limited partnership under the Limited Partnerships Act.

Amendments

Act 18 of 2025, 20.08.2025

in force, included above

Part A: new item (d), partners of foreign partnerships carrying on business in Seychelles.

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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