Rule · FSA · 6 Apr 2020
Seychelles' President and National Assembly issued this Act to amend the International Business Companies Act, 2016 by updating sections 173, 272, and 349 to align corporate registers with the Beneficial Ownership Act, 2020. The legislation also repeals Part XX and section 390(b) to streamline regulatory compliance. It commences on a date appointed by the Minister of Finance via official Gazette notice.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 (Act 8 of 2020) AN ACT to amend the International Business Companies Act, 2016. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly.
Amendment of
Act 15 of 2016
2. The International Business Companies Act, 2016 is
hereby amended as follows — (a) in section 173 (1) — (i) in paragraph (f), insert the word “and”, after the word “directors;”; (ii) repeal paragraph (g); (b) in section 272 (1) (b) — (i) in subparagraph (iv), by repealing the words “, register of beneficial owners”; (ii) after subparagraph (iv), insert the following subparagraph — “(iva) register of beneficial owners to be maintained under the Beneficial Ownership Act, 2020;”; (c) in section 349 (1) (c), by inserting the words “maintained under the Beneficial Ownership Act, 2020” after the words “beneficial owners”; (d) by repealing PART XX; and (e) by repealing subparagraph (b) of section 390. I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was passed by the National Assembly on 25th March, 2020. Mrs. Tania Isaac Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly 74 Supplement to Official Gazette [9th April 2020]
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