Companies (Registration Offices) Regulations 2003

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*Companies (Registration Offices) Regulations, 2003 S.R.O. 891(1)/2003, Islamabad, the 5 th

September, 2003.-
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 466 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), read with clause (c) of section 43 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (XLII of 1997), and in supersession of the Notification No. S.R.O. 1139(1)/86,

dated the 30th December, 1986, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is pleased to make the following regulations, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement. -
   (1) These regulations may be called the Companies (Registration Offices) Regulations, 2003.
   (2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions
   . - (1) In these Regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or' context, - [2] [(a) "Annexure" means an annexure attached to these regulations;] (b) "Company Registration Office" means an office established by the Commission under sub-section (1) of section 466; [3] [(ba) "CUIN" means a corporate universal identification number which is a sequential computer generated number assigned to every company;] (c) "electronic database" means the system for maintaining a database [4] [electronically in respect of all the record of companies]and includes the Corporate Registration System, Corporate Compliance and Facilitation System, and Diary System; 2[(ca) "eServices" means any service or means provided by the Commission for the submission, filing, processing, recording or registration of documents electronically;] (d) "Ordinance" means the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984); [5] [(e) "registrar concerned" means additional registrar, joint registrar, deputy registrar or assistant registrar who is incharge of a Company Registration Office in whose territorial jurisdiction registered office of the company is situated;] [6] [ ] [7] [(f) “Registrar of Companies” means the Registrar posted at headquarters of the Commission;] (g) "Schedule" means a Schedule to the Ordinance; and (h) "Section" means a section of the Ordinance.