Companies (Fees) Regulations, 1995

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Statutory instrument
Citation: SI 16 of 1995
Version: 1 Feb 1995
Language: en
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capital increase certificates company fees company formation company records company registration company regulation conversion document collation document copies fees filing compliance incorporation late filing penalties name change nominal capital prospectus registration registrar filings registration registration fee registration fees share capital

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This section gives the Regulations’ short title. The fees listed in the Schedule are the prescribed fees for the matters listed there. The company’s nominal capital must be measured at K200 increments, and it cannot be below five hundred thousand kwacha. A fee is payable for registering any increase of capital after the company’s first registration, calculated at K200 for each K200 of the increase or part of it. This section concerns registration of an altered memorandum of association and a court order confirming it.

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Provisions of Companies (Fees) Regulations, 1995

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These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Fees) Tith�
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AI-assisted research summary: This section gives the Regulations’ short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Fees) Tith� Regulations, 1995.
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The several fees set out in the Schedule are the prescribed Fees
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AI-assisted research summary: The fees listed in the Schedule are the prescribed fees for the matters listed there.

2. The several fees set out in the Schedule are the prescribed Fees fees for the matters mentioned therein. SCHEDULE TABLE I FEES PAYABLE BY A COMPANY (OTIIER TIIAN A FOREIGN COMPANY) UNDER Tilll Acr Part I-Companies Limited by Shares

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Part I-Companies Limited by Shares

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Registration of the company: for every
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AI-assisted research summary: The company’s nominal capital must be measured at K200 increments, and it cannot be below five hundred thousand kwacha.

1. Registration of the company: for every K200 of the nominal capital of lhe company (but in no case shall the nominal capital be less than five hundred thousand kwacha)
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Registration of any increase of capital
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AI-assisted research summary: A fee is payable for registering any increase of capital after the company’s first registration, calculated at K200 for each K200 of the increase or part of it.

2. Registration of any increase of capital tltcr the first registration of the company: for every K200 of the increase or pan thereof
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Registration of an altered memorandum
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AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns registration of an altered memorandum of association and a court order confirming it.

4. Registration of an altered memorandum of association and order of court Lo confirm the same
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Registration of change of name and
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AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns registration of a change of name and the issue of a certificate.

5. Registration of change of name and issue of certificate thereof
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Registration of any prospectus
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AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns registration of any prospectus under section 126 of the Act.

6. Registration of any prospectus pursuant Lo section 126 of the Act K
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50
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AI-assisted research summary: 2.50 10,000.00 13,000.00 60,000.00 25,000.00 56 Statutory Instruments Isl February, 1995

2.50 10,000.00 13,000.00 60,000.00 25,000.00 56 Statutory Instruments Isl February, 1995
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Registration of any document required
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AI-assisted research summary: The section lists documents that must be registered on incorporation of a company.

7. Registration of any document required to be registered on incorporation of a company- (a) (b) (c) (d) Consent to act as di rector Companies Form 5 Declaration of compliance Companies Form 11 Any document not specified above, including annual rerums Alteration or change of registered particulars of directors, or of the registered office of the company
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Registration of a mortgage, debenture
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 8 is titled “Registration of a mortgage, debenture or other charge.”

8. Registration of a mortgage, debenture or other charge
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Copies of any deed or other document
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AI-assisted research summary: The text refers to copies of deeds or other documents prepared by an official or by an applicant, and to inspection of company documents filed with the Registrar.

9. Copies of any deed or other document- when prepared by an official when prepared by the applicant for any certificate issued (aJ (b) ( c) I 0. Inspection of any document relating 10 any company filed with the Registrar
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Inspection of entries in the registers kepi
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 11 concerns inspection of entries in the registers kept by the Registrar for any one company.

11. Inspection of entries in the registers kepi by the Registrar relating to any one company
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Collating documents for certification, for
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AI-assisted research summary: Section heading about collating documents for certification, for every folio.

13. Collating documents for certification, for every folio
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Late filing of any of the prescribed forms
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AI-assisted research summary: Late filing of prescribed forms attracts monetary penalties that vary by how long after the prescribed date the documents are filed.

15. Late filing of any of the prescribed forms: ( a) ( b) For documents filed la1er1han thirty days, but no1 later than three months, after the prescribed date For documents filed later than three months, but not later than six months, after the prescribed date ( c) For documents filed later than six months after the prescribed date K 2,000.00 2,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00 50,000.00 5,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 40,000.00 80,000.00 1st February, 1995 Statutory Instruments 57 Part 2--Companies Limited by Guaran1ee

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Part 2--Companies Limited by Guaran1ee

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RegisLralion of Lhe company
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AI-assisted research summary: The company registration rule varies by the number of members stated in the Articles of Association, including an additional charge for each extra group of 5 members or part of a group.

1. RegisLralion of Lhe company: ( a) where the number of members is stated in the Articles of Association 10 be 5 or less than 5 (b) for each addiLional 5 members or fraClion thereof
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Conversion into o company limited by
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision refers to conversion into a company limited by shares with share capital of K500,000.

2. Conversion into o company limited by shares al K500,000 share copiLal
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RegisLralion of allcred memorandum of
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AI-assisted research summary: Heading for registration of altered memorandum of association and court order confirming it.

4. RegisLralion of allcred memorandum of association and order of court confirming the same
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Registration of change of name and issue
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AI-assisted research summary: Section heading: registration of change of name and issue of certificate thereof.

5. Registration of change of name and issue of ccr1ifica1e thereof
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RegisLration of any document or the
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision lists registration/recording-related fee amounts for documents handled by the Registrar.

6. RegisLration of any document or the recording of any authorised document required 10 be registered or recorded or required lO be delivered, sent or forwarded 10 the Registrar and not previously specified K 12,500.00 10,000.00 Nil 10,000.00 30,000.00
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000.00
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AI-assisted research summary: A foreign company must pay the fee shown in the table under the Act.

60.000.00 4,000.00 TABLE2 TABLE OP FEF.S PAYABLE BY A FOREIGN COMPANY UNDER lllE Acr I. RcgisLration of the certified copy of the charier, s1aru1es or memorandum and articles of association of the company or other instrument constiuning or def ming the constitution of the company (in English,
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Registration of any al1era1ion in any
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 2 concerns registration of any alteration in the instrument.

2. Registration of any al1era1ion in any such instrumenl
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Registralion of any document or ma.king
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 3 lists amounts for registration of documents or recording facts sent to the Registrar and not previously specified.

3. Registralion of any document or ma.king a record of any fact authorised lO be delivered, sent, or forwarded to the RegisLrar and not previously specified K 100,000.00 40,000.00 15,000.00 58 Statutory Instruments 1st February, 1995
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Any certificate issued by Lhe Registrar
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AI-assisted research summary: This section refers to any certificate issued by the Registrar.

4. Any certificate issued by Lhe Registrar
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Inspection of any document relating to
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AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns inspection of documents relating to companies filed with the Registrar.

5. Inspection of any document relating to any company filed wilh I.he Registrar
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Section 6
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AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns inspection of entries in the register kept by the Registrar for a company.

6. Inspection of entries in Lhe register kept by Lhe Registrar relating to any one company
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Copies of any instrument
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AI-assisted research summary: Copies of an instrument are charged per folio, with one rule for copies prepared by an official and another for copies prepared by the applicant.

7. Copies of any instrument- (a) when prepared by an official, for every folio (b) when prepared by I.he applicant. for every folio
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Collating document for certificate,
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AI-assisted research summary: This section lists a fee for collating a document for a certificate, stated as 15,000.00 for every folio or part thereof, with additional amounts shown in the excerpt.

8. Collating document for certificate, for every folio or part Lhercof 15,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 1,000.00 LUSAKA 27th January, 1995 [MCTl.64/9/2] Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry D. K. A. PATEL,

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