All sections · Part XIX: Registrar
352 Certificate of official search
This section has been amended. The text above is the 2016 wording; the amending provisions follow.
(1) Any person, on payment of the fee specified in Part II of the Second
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Schedule, may request the Registrar for a certificate of official search
under the Official Seal of the Registrar in respect of any company, which
shall contain the following particulars —
(a) the name and registration number of the company;
(b) each previous name, if any, of the company;
(c) the date of its incorporation or continuation in Seychelles;
(d) if applicable, the date of its conversion into a company under this
Act;
(e) the address of its registered office;
(f) the name and address of its registered agent;
(g) subject to subsection (3), the name and address of its directors;
(h) the due date of the annual fee;
(i) whether or not the company is in good standing (and, if not in
good standing, the fact of striking off); and
(j) the number of —
(i) outstanding registered charges; and
(ii) satisfied and discharged registered charges.
(2) The particulars referred to in subsection (1), shall be obtained from —
(a) the Registers maintained by the Registrar under section 346(1);
and
(b) the documents filed with the Registrar.
(3) In the event that a copy of a company‘s register of directors has not been
filed with the Registrar, the Registrar shall not be required to state the
name and address of the company‘s directors in a certificate of official
search issued in relation to that company.
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Schedule, may request the Registrar for a certificate of official search
under the Official Seal of the Registrar in respect of any company, which
shall contain the following particulars —
(a) the name and registration number of the company;
(b) each previous name, if any, of the company;
(c) the date of its incorporation or continuation in Seychelles;
(d) if applicable, the date of its conversion into a company under this
Act;
(e) the address of its registered office;
(f) the name and address of its registered agent;
(g) subject to subsection (3), the name and address of its directors;
(h) the due date of the annual fee;
(i) whether or not the company is in good standing (and, if not in
good standing, the fact of striking off); and
(j) the number of —
(i) outstanding registered charges; and
(ii) satisfied and discharged registered charges.
(2) The particulars referred to in subsection (1), shall be obtained from —
(a) the Registers maintained by the Registrar under section 346(1);
and
(b) the documents filed with the Registrar.
(3) In the event that a copy of a company‘s register of directors has not been
filed with the Registrar, the Registrar shall not be required to state the
name and address of the company‘s directors in a certificate of official
search issued in relation to that company.
Amended since 2016
Act 19 of 2024 · 2024-12-18
22. Section 352(1) of the principal Act is amended by repealing
paragraph (h) and substituting it as follows —
“(h) the status of the company;”.
paragraph (h) and substituting it as follows —
“(h) the status of the company;”.
Act 13 of 2026 · 2026-08-11
(Summary of Act 13 of 2026, International Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2026; official text in the Supplement to the Official Gazette of 24 August 2026, pages 148 to 151.) Section 352(1): new paragraph (fa): the name and date of appointment of the current directors of the company, notwithstanding section 152(5) and subject to section 346(4), are shown in the certificate of official search. Takes effect on 1 January 2027.
