Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

377C.   Registration of a member state company

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    (1)   Upon making an application for registration, a member state company, shall file with the Registrar an application which includes the following information —

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      (a)     the name of the company;

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      (b)     the member state within which the company was incorporated;

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      (c)     the date of incorporation of the company;

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      (d)     the Act under which the company was incorporated;

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      (e)     the period, if any, fixed by the corporate instruments of the company for the duration of the company;

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      (f)     the extent, if any, to which the liability of the shareholders or members of the company is limited;

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      (g)     the nature of the business that the company will carry on in Saint Lucia;

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      (h)     the date on which the company intends to commence business in Saint Lucia;

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      (i)     the authorised, subscribed, paid up capital or stated capital of the company and the shares that the company is authorised to issue and their nominal or par value, if any;

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      (j)     the full address of the registered or head office of the company outside Saint Lucia;

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      (k)     the full address of the principal office of the company in Saint Lucia;

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      (l)     the member state in which the amalgamation took place, if applicable; and

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      (m)     the full names, addresses and occupation of the directors of the company; (Amended by Act 10 of 2018)

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      (n)     the full name and address of each beneficial owner of the company. (Inserted by Act 10 of 2018)

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    (2)   An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by —

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      (a)     a Certificate of Good Standing or its equivalent;

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      (b)     an original or certified copy of the corporate instruments of the company;

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      (c)     proof of nationality or citizenship of more than 50% of the company's shareholders; and

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      (d)     the subsidiary or branch status.

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    (3)   Where a document that is required to be filed under this section is not filed in the English language, a notarised and duly certified English translation of that document shall be provided by the company, unless the Registrar otherwise directs.

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    (Inserted by Act 13 of 2015)