Registering
an Overseas Company
Overseas
companies may operate in Jamaica but must be registered at
the Companies Office of Jamaica. Any changes in the documents at
the time of registration must be filed with the Companies Office
of Jamaica. The registration fee is $25,000.00. Once registered, an
overseas company must file a Balance Sheet, Profit and loss account in
accordance with the Companies Act 2004.
Certification
for Registering
an Overseas Company
A company
incorporated outside of Jamaica which
establishes a place of business within the island shall within one
month of the
establishment of the place of business deliver to the Registrar for
registration a Form 31 together with a certified copy of the Charter,
Statute
or Articles of the company or other instrument constituting or defining
the
constitution and name of the company.
The
copy of the Charter, Statutes or Articles
aforesaid is to be certified to be a true copy of the original by an
official
of the Government body responsible for custody of the original.
Notification of Changes for an Overseas Company - Notification
of changes to the directors of the company or the particulars contained
in the list of directors is to be given to the Registrar by means of a
Form 5.
- Notification of a
change in the names or addresses of persons authorized to accept
service on behalf of the company is to be communicated using the Form
31.
- Notification of changes made to
the name of the company is to be communicated via a Form 5 together
with a certified copy of the certificate of change of name or other
document constituting the change in the company's name. The copy of the
certificate is to be certified to be a true copy of the original by an
official of the Government body responsible for custody of the original.
A translation can be certified in the following ways.
(a) If made outside of Jamaica in a country having a Jamaican embassy or consulate, by –
(i) the Ambassador, Consul-General or any person designated by that representative; or
(ii)
A minister of Government or Government official of equivalent authority
or a person designated by him, who certifies that the translator is
known to him as competent to translate it into the English language;
(b) If made outside of Jamaica in a country not having a Jamaican embassy or consulate,
(i)
by any minister of Government or Government official of equivalent
authority in that country or a person designated by him, who certifies
that the translator is known to him as competent to translate it into
the English language;
(c)
If made in Jamaica, by the minister responsible for foreign
affairs or any person designated by him, who certifies that the
translator is known to him as competent to translate it into the
English language.
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