All sections · Part VI: Membership · Sub-Part II: Register of members
104 Annuaire des membres
This section has been amended. The text above is the 2016 wording; the amending provisions follow.
(1) Sous réserve de l'article 106, toute société doit tenir à son siège social aux Seychelles un registre appelé registre des membres et inscrire dans ce registre les informations suivantes qui sont appropriées à la société -.
(a) le nom et l'adresse de chaque personne détenant des actions de la société ;
(b) le nombre de chaque catégorie et série d'actions détenues par chaque actionnaire ;
(c) le nom et l'adresse de chaque personne qui est un membre cautionné de la Société ;
d) la date à laquelle le nom de chaque membre a été inscrit au registre des membres
e) la date à laquelle une personne a cessé d'être membre.
(2) La société veille à ce que les informations devant être conservées dans son registre des membres en vertu du paragraphe (1) soient exactes et à jour.
(3) Le registre des membres peut être tenu sous la forme approuvée par les administrateurs, mais s'il s'agit d'un stockage de données magnétique, électronique ou autre, la société doit être en mesure de produire une preuve lisible de son contenu.
(4) Une inscription relative à un ancien membre de la Société peut être supprimée du registre après sept ans à compter de la date à laquelle le membre a été supprimé du registre.
(5) La société qui contrevient aux paragraphes (1) ou (2) est tenue de payer une pénalité de 500 $US et une pénalité supplémentaire de 50 $US pour chaque jour ou partie de jour où la contravention se poursuit.
(6) Un directeur qui autorise sciemment une violation en vertu du paragraphe (1) ou (2) est tenu de payer une pénalité de $500 US et une pénalité supplémentaire de $50 US pour chaque jour ou partie de jour où la violation se poursuit.
(a) le nom et l'adresse de chaque personne détenant des actions de la société ;
(b) le nombre de chaque catégorie et série d'actions détenues par chaque actionnaire ;
(c) le nom et l'adresse de chaque personne qui est un membre cautionné de la Société ;
d) la date à laquelle le nom de chaque membre a été inscrit au registre des membres
e) la date à laquelle une personne a cessé d'être membre.
(2) La société veille à ce que les informations devant être conservées dans son registre des membres en vertu du paragraphe (1) soient exactes et à jour.
(3) Le registre des membres peut être tenu sous la forme approuvée par les administrateurs, mais s'il s'agit d'un stockage de données magnétique, électronique ou autre, la société doit être en mesure de produire une preuve lisible de son contenu.
(4) Une inscription relative à un ancien membre de la Société peut être supprimée du registre après sept ans à compter de la date à laquelle le membre a été supprimé du registre.
(5) La société qui contrevient aux paragraphes (1) ou (2) est tenue de payer une pénalité de 500 $US et une pénalité supplémentaire de 50 $US pour chaque jour ou partie de jour où la contravention se poursuit.
(6) Un directeur qui autorise sciemment une violation en vertu du paragraphe (1) ou (2) est tenu de payer une pénalité de $500 US et une pénalité supplémentaire de $50 US pour chaque jour ou partie de jour où la violation se poursuit.
Translation for information only. Only the English original is legally binding.
Original wording (English, legally binding): Register of members
(1) Subject to section 106, every company shall keep at its registered office
in Seychelles a register to be known as a register of members, and enter
in it the following information as appropriate for the company —
(a) the name and address of each person who holds any shares in the
company;
(b) the number of each class and series of shares held by each
shareholder;
(c) the name and address of each person who is a guarantee member
of the company;
(d) the date on which the name of each member was entered in the
register of members; and
(e) the date on which any person ceased to be a member.
(2) A company shall ensure that the information required by subsection (1)
to be kept in its register of members is accurate and up-to-date.
(3) The register of members may be in such form as the directors may
approve but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the
company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents.
(4) An entry relating to a former member of the company may be removed
from the register after seven years from the date on which the member
ceased to be a member.
(5) A company that contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable to a
penalty fee of US$500 and an additional penalty fee of US$50 for each
day or part thereof during which the contravention continues.
(6) A director who knowingly permits a contravention under subsection (1)
or (2) shall be liable to a penalty fee of US$500 and an additional penalty
fee of US$50 for each day or part thereof during which the contravention
continues.
in Seychelles a register to be known as a register of members, and enter
in it the following information as appropriate for the company —
(a) the name and address of each person who holds any shares in the
company;
(b) the number of each class and series of shares held by each
shareholder;
(c) the name and address of each person who is a guarantee member
of the company;
(d) the date on which the name of each member was entered in the
register of members; and
(e) the date on which any person ceased to be a member.
(2) A company shall ensure that the information required by subsection (1)
to be kept in its register of members is accurate and up-to-date.
(3) The register of members may be in such form as the directors may
approve but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the
company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents.
(4) An entry relating to a former member of the company may be removed
from the register after seven years from the date on which the member
ceased to be a member.
(5) A company that contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable to a
penalty fee of US$500 and an additional penalty fee of US$50 for each
day or part thereof during which the contravention continues.
(6) A director who knowingly permits a contravention under subsection (1)
or (2) shall be liable to a penalty fee of US$500 and an additional penalty
fee of US$50 for each day or part thereof during which the contravention
continues.
Amended since 2016
Act 32 of 2021 · 2021-08-02
15. Section 104 of the principal Act is amended —
(i) in subsection (5), by repealing the words “of US$500 and an
additional penalty fee of US$50 for each day or part thereof
during which the contravention continues”, and substituting
therefor the words “not exceeding US$10,000”;
(ii) in subsection (6), by repealing the words “of US$500 and an
additional penalty fee of US$50 for each day or part thereof
during which the contravention continues”, and substituting
therefor the words “not exceeding US$10,000”.
(i) in subsection (5), by repealing the words “of US$500 and an
additional penalty fee of US$50 for each day or part thereof
during which the contravention continues”, and substituting
therefor the words “not exceeding US$10,000”;
(ii) in subsection (6), by repealing the words “of US$500 and an
additional penalty fee of US$50 for each day or part thereof
during which the contravention continues”, and substituting
therefor the words “not exceeding US$10,000”.
Act 19 of 2024 · 2024-12-18
5. Section 104 of the principal Act is amended —
(a) in subsection (1) —
(i) in paragraph (d) by deleting the word “and”;
(ii) in paragraph (e) by deleting the full stop “.” and
substituting it with the mark and word “; and” ;
(iii) by inserting a new paragraph after paragraph (e), as
follows —
“(f) the identity of the nominator where the member
is a nominee.”
(b) by inserting after subsection (1), the following subsection —
“(1A) For purposes of subsection (1)(f), —
(a) “nominee” means a person who
has been instructed to act on behalf
of another person (the nominator)
in a certain capacity regarding a
company, and includes a person
who holds legal title over shares or
other membership interests in a
company on behalf of another
person (the nominator);
(b) “nominator” means a person who
instructs a nominee to act on the
nominator's behalf in a certain
capacity regarding a company,
and includes a person who
instructs a nominee to hold legal
title over shares or other
membership interests or any other
control in a company on the
nominator's behalf;
(c) the identity of a nominator that is —
(i) an individual, shall include his
or her name, address, date of
birth and nationality;
(ii) a body corporate, shall include
its name, address, date of
incorporation or registration
and the place of incorporation
or registration.”
(a) in subsection (1) —
(i) in paragraph (d) by deleting the word “and”;
(ii) in paragraph (e) by deleting the full stop “.” and
substituting it with the mark and word “; and” ;
(iii) by inserting a new paragraph after paragraph (e), as
follows —
“(f) the identity of the nominator where the member
is a nominee.”
(b) by inserting after subsection (1), the following subsection —
“(1A) For purposes of subsection (1)(f), —
(a) “nominee” means a person who
has been instructed to act on behalf
of another person (the nominator)
in a certain capacity regarding a
company, and includes a person
who holds legal title over shares or
other membership interests in a
company on behalf of another
person (the nominator);
(b) “nominator” means a person who
instructs a nominee to act on the
nominator's behalf in a certain
capacity regarding a company,
and includes a person who
instructs a nominee to hold legal
title over shares or other
membership interests or any other
control in a company on the
nominator's behalf;
(c) the identity of a nominator that is —
(i) an individual, shall include his
or her name, address, date of
birth and nationality;
(ii) a body corporate, shall include
its name, address, date of
incorporation or registration
and the place of incorporation
or registration.”
Act 9 of 2025 · 2025-07-01
3. Section 104 of the principal Act is amended —
(a) in subsection (1) —
(i) in paragraph (e), by repealing the word “and”;
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (e), the following
paragraph —
“(ea) the nominee status of any member; and”
(b) in subsection (1A) —
(i) in the chapeau, by repealing the words, figure and
letter “subsection (1)(f)” and therefor substituting
the words “this section”;
(ii) in paragraph (c) —
(A) in sub-paragraph (i), by repealing the words
“and nationality” and therefor substituting
the words “, nationality and national identity
number or equivalent (if any)”;
(B) in sub-paragraph (ii), by repealing the words
“and the place of incorporation or
registration” and therefor substituting the
words “, place of incorporation or
registration and incorporation or registration
number”;
(c) by inserting after subsection (1A) the following
subsections —
“(1B) Every person acting as a nominee member shall,
within 21 days of appointment, submit a
declaration of its status as a nominee to the
company in which it is holding legal title over
shares or other membership interests, containing
the following particulars —
(a) a statement confirming the nominee status;
(b) the identity information of the nominator as
specified under paragraph (c) of subsection
(1A) and the identity information of the
nominee member as specified under
subsection (1); and
(c) such other information as may be required
by the Registrar.
(1C) A nominee member which ceases to be a nominee
member in the company in which it holds legal
title over shares or other membership interests
shall, within 21 days of the change, inform the
company of such change of status and the date it
occurred, by a written notice.
(1D) Where a change occurs in the details of the
nominator, the nominee shall, within 21 days of
such change, submit to the company —
(a) a written notice containing —
(i) the details of the change; and
(ii) the date on which the change has
occurred; and
(b) a new declaration, under subsection (1B),
containing the updated information as
specified in the said subsection.
(1E) Every company shall keep the declarations and
written notices submitted to it in pursuance of
subsection (1B), (1C) or subsection (1D), at its
registered office in Seychelles for at least 7 years,
from the date on which the said person has
ceased to be a nominee member of the
company.”;
(d) in subsection (5), by repealing the words and figures
“subsection (1) or (2)” and therefor substituting the
words, figures and letter “subsection (1), (1E), (2), (8) or
(9)”;
(e) in subsection (6), by repealing the words and figures
“subsection (1) or (2)” and therefor substituting the
words, figures and letter “subsection (1), (1E), (2), (8) or
(9)”;
(f) by inserting after subsection (6), the following new
subsections —
“(7) A nominee member that contravenes the
provisions of subsections (1B), (1C) or subsection
(1D) commits an offence and is liable on
conviction to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 1 year, if an individual, or to a fine not
exceeding US$10,000 or to both.
(8) Where a nominee member fails to comply with
subsections (1B), (1C) or subsection (1D), the
company shall take action, after giving the
nominee member an opportunity of being heard
and furnishing to the nominee member, in writing,
the decision of the company, including but not
limited to —
(a) placing of such restrictions as it thinks fit on
the rights attached to the nominee member’s
interest in the company, including —
(i) any right to transfer or assign shares or
other interest;
(ii) any voting rights;
(iii) any right to acquire further shares in
addition to shares already held;
(iv) any right to payment due in respect of
the member’s interest; or
(b) the cancellation of the interest of the member
in the company.
(9) Any action taken under subsection (8) shall be
appropriate and dissuasive so as to compel the
compliance, and a record of the actions taken in
that regard shall be maintained.
(10) A nominee member that without reasonable
excuse submits a declaration or written notice
under this section, which is false, deceptive or
misleading commits an offence and is liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding US$10,000.”.
(a) in subsection (1) —
(i) in paragraph (e), by repealing the word “and”;
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (e), the following
paragraph —
“(ea) the nominee status of any member; and”
(b) in subsection (1A) —
(i) in the chapeau, by repealing the words, figure and
letter “subsection (1)(f)” and therefor substituting
the words “this section”;
(ii) in paragraph (c) —
(A) in sub-paragraph (i), by repealing the words
“and nationality” and therefor substituting
the words “, nationality and national identity
number or equivalent (if any)”;
(B) in sub-paragraph (ii), by repealing the words
“and the place of incorporation or
registration” and therefor substituting the
words “, place of incorporation or
registration and incorporation or registration
number”;
(c) by inserting after subsection (1A) the following
subsections —
“(1B) Every person acting as a nominee member shall,
within 21 days of appointment, submit a
declaration of its status as a nominee to the
company in which it is holding legal title over
shares or other membership interests, containing
the following particulars —
(a) a statement confirming the nominee status;
(b) the identity information of the nominator as
specified under paragraph (c) of subsection
(1A) and the identity information of the
nominee member as specified under
subsection (1); and
(c) such other information as may be required
by the Registrar.
(1C) A nominee member which ceases to be a nominee
member in the company in which it holds legal
title over shares or other membership interests
shall, within 21 days of the change, inform the
company of such change of status and the date it
occurred, by a written notice.
(1D) Where a change occurs in the details of the
nominator, the nominee shall, within 21 days of
such change, submit to the company —
(a) a written notice containing —
(i) the details of the change; and
(ii) the date on which the change has
occurred; and
(b) a new declaration, under subsection (1B),
containing the updated information as
specified in the said subsection.
(1E) Every company shall keep the declarations and
written notices submitted to it in pursuance of
subsection (1B), (1C) or subsection (1D), at its
registered office in Seychelles for at least 7 years,
from the date on which the said person has
ceased to be a nominee member of the
company.”;
(d) in subsection (5), by repealing the words and figures
“subsection (1) or (2)” and therefor substituting the
words, figures and letter “subsection (1), (1E), (2), (8) or
(9)”;
(e) in subsection (6), by repealing the words and figures
“subsection (1) or (2)” and therefor substituting the
words, figures and letter “subsection (1), (1E), (2), (8) or
(9)”;
(f) by inserting after subsection (6), the following new
subsections —
“(7) A nominee member that contravenes the
provisions of subsections (1B), (1C) or subsection
(1D) commits an offence and is liable on
conviction to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 1 year, if an individual, or to a fine not
exceeding US$10,000 or to both.
(8) Where a nominee member fails to comply with
subsections (1B), (1C) or subsection (1D), the
company shall take action, after giving the
nominee member an opportunity of being heard
and furnishing to the nominee member, in writing,
the decision of the company, including but not
limited to —
(a) placing of such restrictions as it thinks fit on
the rights attached to the nominee member’s
interest in the company, including —
(i) any right to transfer or assign shares or
other interest;
(ii) any voting rights;
(iii) any right to acquire further shares in
addition to shares already held;
(iv) any right to payment due in respect of
the member’s interest; or
(b) the cancellation of the interest of the member
in the company.
(9) Any action taken under subsection (8) shall be
appropriate and dissuasive so as to compel the
compliance, and a record of the actions taken in
that regard shall be maintained.
(10) A nominee member that without reasonable
excuse submits a declaration or written notice
under this section, which is false, deceptive or
misleading commits an offence and is liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding US$10,000.”.
