The Companies Act, 2019 ( ACT 992)
Section 172: (l) The first directors of a company shall be named in an application for incorporation.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a director of a company unless the person has, before the appointment
(a) made a statutory declaration submitted to the company and subsequently filed with the Registrar to the effect that, the person has not within the preceding five years of the application for incorporation been
(i)charged with or convicted of a criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
(ii) charged with or convicted of a criminal offence relating to the promotion, incorporation or management of a company; or
(iii) a director or senior manager of a company that has become insolvent or if the person has been, the date of the insolvency and the particular company; and
(b) consented in writing to be a director and filed the consent within twenty-eight days.
(3) Subject to this section and to sections 173 and 174. the appointment of directors shall be regulated
(a) by section 300 in the case of a private company, and
(b) by sections 325 and 326 in the case of a public company except as otherwise provided in the constitution of a company.
(4) The constitution of a company may provide for the appointment of a director or directors by a class of shareholders, debenture holders, creditors, employees or any other person.
Procedure to Follow
1. Applicant may purchase a set of Limited Liability Forms from the in-house bank or via download
2. Provide Consent letter from certified auditor by the Institute of Chartered Auditors and must be registered as a Sole Proprietor/Partnership
3. Form 3 must be witnessed by Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public/Self-Declared
4. A minimum of two directors is required. Each must submit Statutory Declaration & Consent Letter with the registion Form
5. Submit filled forms at the Company Registration Counter for Verification and Capturing or via Online
6. Pay two hundred and thirty Ghanaian Cedi (GHS 230) for Incorporation or via Online Also Filing fee of Fifty Ghanaian Cedi (GHS 50) and 0.5% stamp duty on stated capital at the in-house bank or via Online Registrar Examines, Approves & Issues : Certificate of Incorporation Certified Copy(CTC) of Standard/Registered Constitution of the Company Certified Copy(CTC) of Form 3 File Annual Returns at Fifty Ghanaian Cedi(GHS 50) together with Audited Account
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Responsible Institution
- Email: info@rgd.gov.gh
- Website: https://www.rgd.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-143-4647
- Telephone: +233 302 664 691-93
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