Chapter: 32  COMPANIES ORDINANCE

Section Num: 83     Version Date 13/02/2004

Register of charges to be kept by Registrar

(1) The Registrar of Companies shall keep, with respect to each company, a register in a form determined by him of all the charges requiring registration under this Part, and shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, enter in the register with respect to such charges the following particulars-  (Amended 3 of 1997 s. 25)

(a) in the case of a charge to the benefit of which the holders of a series of debentures are entitled, such particulars as are specified in section 80(7);

(b) in the case of any other charge-

(i) if the charge is a charge created by the company, the date of its creation, and if the charge was a charge existing on property acquired by the company, the date of the acquisition of the property; and

(ii) the amount secured by the charge; and

(iii) short particulars of the property charged; and

(iv) the persons entitled to the charge.

(2) The Registrar shall issue a certificate, with his signature or printed signature, certifying the registration of any charge registered in pursuance of this Part, and the certificate shall be conclusive evidence that all the requirements of this Part with respect to registration have been complied with.  (Replaced 28 of 2003 s. 34)

(3) The register kept in pursuance of this section shall be open to inspection by any person on payment of the prescribed fee.  (Amended 49 of 1975 s. 2)

(4) (Repealed 6 of 1984 s. 49)

[cf. 1929 c. 23 s. 82 U.K.]