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Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973)

Companies Administrative Regulations, 1973

4. Certification of Documents and Translations

 

 

1)
a) When certified copies of documents are to be forwarded to or lodged with the Registrar and such documents contain more than one leaf of paper, the leaves shall be numbered consecutively and fastened together in the manner determined by the Registrar.
b) Any such copy shall be certified as a true copy of the original document by a notary public who shall affix his seal thereto, and if it contains more than one leaf of paper, to each leaf thereof: Provided that the Registrar may allow a document certified otherwise if he is satisfied that, in terms of international practice and standards, the whole document has been properly certified:  Provided further that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in respect of a copy referred to in section 14 of the Act which is certified as a true copy of the original document by the Registrar of the Court.
c) If the notary public is in a foreign country, other than the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, his signature shall be authenticated to the satisfaction of the Registrar.

 

2)
a) When a translation of a document which is not in one of the official languages of the Republic, into an official language of the Republic is to be forwarded to or lodged with the Registrar, the translation shall be certified by a sworn or officially recognised translator or to be otherwise verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
b) The provisions of sub-regulation (1)(a) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the binding of any such translated document containing more than one leaf of paper.

 

3) The requirements of sub-regulation (1)(a) and (b) are met if documents have been lodged in accordance with the operational requirements and proof of payment of the prescribed fee (if any), has been provided.