The Companies Act, 2019 ( ACT 992)
Section 330: (1) An external company which establishes a place of business in the country shall, within one month of the establishment of the place of business, deliver to the Registrar for registration
(a) a copy of the certificate of incorporation and where appli-
cable a copy of the constitution, charter, statutes, regula- tions, memorandum and articles, or any other instrument constituting or defining the constitution of the company, in a language acceptable to the Registrar;
(b) a statement duly notarised in the jurisdiction of origin of the company giving the following particulars regarding the company:
(i) the name;
(ii) the nature of business or businesses or other main objects of the company, if any;
(iii) the present forename and surname and a former forename or surname, and the address and business occupation of one person or more persons, in this Act referred to as a local manager, authorised to manage the business of the company in the Republic;
(iv) if the company has shares, the number and nominal value of the authorised and issued shares, the amount paid up on the shares and the amount remaining payable on the shares distinguishing be- tween the amounts paid and payable in cash and the amounts paid and payable otherwise than in cash;
(v) the address of the registered or principal office or website in the country of incorporation;
(vi) the address of the principal place of business in Ghana including an electronic mail address, digital address, the post office box number and the telephone contact; and
(vii) the name and address in Ghana of a person, in this Act referred to as a process agent, authorised by the company to accept service of process and other documents on behalf of the company; and
(c) a statement duly notarised in the jurisdiction of origin of the company giving the following particulars regarding the beneficial owners of the company:
(i) the full name and any former or alternate name; (ii) the date and place of birth;
(iii) the telephone number;
(iv) the nationality and national identity number or pass- port number or any other appropriate identification;
(v) the residential and postal address;
(vi) the nature of the interest including the details of any legal, financial, security, debenture or informal arrangement giving rise to the beneficial ownership;
And
(vii) a confirmation as to whether the beneficial owner is a politically exposed person; and
(d) the particulars, and copies, of the charges on the property of the company that are required to be delivered for registration in accordance with section 337, or, if there are no charges, a statement in the prescribed form to that effect.
(2) The Registrar shall register the documents in the register of external companies and publish the particulars contained in the statement referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in the Companies Bulletin.
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) (a) in the case of a person usually known by a title different from the surname, the expression "surname" includes that title; and
(b) reference to a former name does not include,
(i)in the case of a person usually known by a title, the name by which that person was known before the succession to that title;
(ii) a name changed or disused before the person bearing the name attained the age of eighteen years, or changed or disused for a period of not less than twenty years; or
(iii) in the case of a married woman, the name by which she was known before the marriage.
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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