2022-10-06
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The Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands issued this Order to amend the fee schedule in Part I of Schedule 1 to the BVI Business Companies Act, Revised Edition 2020. The amendments update existing filing fees for various corporate actions and introduce new fees for charitable company applications, voluntary liquidation processes, and company name restoration. This statutory instrument was gazetted on October 6, 2022, and is scheduled to come into force on January 1, 2023.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS
BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES (AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 1) (NO. 2) ORDER, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
VIRGIN ISLANDS
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2022 NO. 89 BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT (Revised Edition 2020) BVI Business Companies (Amendment of Schedule 1) (No. 2) Order, 2022 [Gazetted6 th October, 2022] The Cabinet, acting on the advice of the Financial Services Commission pursuant to section 249(1) of the BVI Business Companies Act, Revised Edition 2020, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
17A (3)
17B (1)
189A
193B (1)
For approval of an application by a company with a name ending in section 17(1) to pursue charitable or noncommercial purposes For an application by a company for authorisation to incorporate a company under a name or change the name of a company to another name that does not include a name ending in section 17 (1) For approval of an application by a company for authorisation to incorporate a company under a name or change the name of a company to another name that does not include a name ending in section 17(1) For registration of a notice of resignation as registered agent of a foreign company For a subsequent application for registration under section 186 of a foreign company previously removed from the Register of Foreign Companies, if the application for registration is made (a) within 12 months from the date of removal of the company from the Register (b) more than 12 months after the date of removal of the company from the Register $200 $100 $200 $100 $550 $1,000
200 (3)
205A (2)
205B (6)
205C (7)
205D (2)
205D (3)
(a) For application for consent of the Commission to put a company into voluntary liquidation (b) For approval by the Commission of proposed voluntary liquidator For consent of the Commission for a regulated person to appoint an additional voluntary liquidator For filing of resignation by a voluntary liquidator For filing a copy of a Court order removing a voluntary liquidator For consent of the Commission for a regulated person to appoint a replacement voluntary liquidator For filing a notice of appointment of a replacement voluntary liquidator $100 $200 $250 $75 $100 $100 $200”; (iv) by deleting the reference to section “93(4), (5) and (6)” in the first column and substituting section “93(2), (2A) and (6)”; (v) by deleting the references to sections “118B(1)”, “118B(3)” and “118B (6)” in the first column together with the entries in the second and third columns respectively, and substituting the following:
“118B (1) For filing a copy of a register of directors for registration by the Registrar $100
118B (3)
118B (4)
For filing a copy of a register containing a change to the register of directors Provision by the Registrar of a list of directors upon request $50 $75”; (vi) in relation to the reference to section “174(2) (b)” in the first column, by deleting the figure “$1,000” in the third column as it corresponds to the entry in the second column and substituting the figure “$2,500”; (vii) by deleting the reference to section “184(3)” in the first column together with the entries in the second and third columns respectively, and substituting the following:
“184 (1B)
184 (1C)
184 (3)
For filing of a notice of intention to continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the Virgin Islands For filing a notice of rescission to continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the Virgin Islands For the registration of a notice to continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the Virgin Islands $250 $100 $2,500”; (viii)in relation to the reference to section “187” in the first column, by deleting the figure “$500” in the third column as it corresponds to the entry in the second column and substituting the figure “$550”; (ix) by deleting the reference to section “217” in the first column together with the entries in the second and third columns respectively and substituting the following:
“217 For application to restore (after dissolution) the name of a company to the Register by the
Registrar, if the application is made:
(a) within 12 months from the date of dissolution of the company (b) more than 12 months after the date of dissolution of the company For restoration of the name of a company to the Register by the Registrar and issuance of certificate of restoration, if the application for restoration (after dissolution) was made:
(a) within 12 months from the date of dissolution of the company (b) more than 12 months after the date of dissolution of the company $200 $400 $500 $1,200”; (x) by deleting the reference to section “218B” in the first column together with the entries in the second and third columns respectively and substituting the following:
“218B For filing a sealed copy of the Court’s order of restoration (after dissolution) of a company to the Register by the Registrar, if the application to the Court for restoration was made:
(a) within 12 months from the date of dissolution of the company (b) more than 12 months after the date of $400 $600
dissolution of the company
For restoration of the name of a company to the Register by the Registrar on a Court order and issuance of certificate of restoration, if the application to the Court for restoration was made:
(a) within 12 months from the date of dissolution of the company (b) more than 12 months after the date of dissolution of the company For filing with the Registrar a statement of completion of liquidation or receivership $2,000 $4,000 $100”; (xi) in relation to the reference to section “233” in the first column, by inserting after the last entries in the second and third columns respectively, the following:
“For the inspection of:
(a) the Registers maintained by the Registrar under
section 230 (1)
(b) any other qualifying document retained by the Registrar in accordance with section 230 (4) $50 $100”; (xii) in relation to the reference to section “235”, by deleting the
figure “$50” in the third column as it corresponds to the entry
in the second column and substituting the figure “$100”;
(xiii) in relation to the reference to section “236” in the first column, by deleting the figures “$450, $1,200, $450, $1,350, $2,650, $7,500, $500” in the third column as they correspond to paragraphs (a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), (b) and (c) in the second column and respectively substituting the figures “550, $1,350, $550, $1,500, $3,000, $8,000, $550”; and (b) in Part II, paragraph 2A (i) by adding the word “or” after the semi-colon in subparagraph (1)(a); (ii) by deleting the semi-colon at the end of subparagraph (1)(b) and substituting a full-stop; (iii) by deleting sub-subparagraph (1)(c); and (iv) by deleting subparagraphs (1A), (1B), (1C) and (2). Made by the Cabinet this 6 th day of October, 2022. (Sgd.) Vicki Samuel-Lettsome, Acting Cabinet Secretary.
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