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1 -'. ). GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. S. S. LJotw4 NuaG BAA UBRARY I. WAZILAND. SWAZILAND. EXTRAORDINARY . VOL, XLVI1I. VOL. XLVIII] MBAB ANE, Thursday MBADANE, Thursday APRIT. APRIL 1", zo 10. 1, 2010 [ [Mc. 33. CONTENTS. x , No. Fage p ag e PART C LEGAL. PART C - LEGALNOTICE. NOTICE. ~. 49. The companies companies Act (Date Notice, Commencement)NoEl (Dote of Commencement) 2010. cc, 2010 SI. Si PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY..AUTHOR1TI- -, ~, '~"' ."' f' ~r~si ' '~~~t!~~_~~:~1"F~~l~,:"'. PARTe PART C. LEGAL NOTICE. LEGAL OF 2010. NOTICE NO. 49 OF 2010. THE companies 2009.]

2 ACf,2009. (Act No, Sof (Actflo. 8 of2009). 2009). THE companies ACT. THE companies ACf (DATE. (DATE OF. OF COMMENCEMENT) NOTICE, 2010. COMMENCEMENT) NOTICE. (U oder Section 1). (Under 1). exerciseof 10 exercise In ofthe pours conferred by the poMIS the companies by Section 1 of the CompaniesAct, Act,2009, 2009,the Minister for theMinister Commerce, Trade hereby Commerce. Industry and Trade Issues the following Notice. hereby issues Notice. Ciuulon CE! ation 1. 1. Noticemay This Notice rna}' be asthe becited as lbe companies companies Act Act (Date (Date of ofCommencement).)

3 Commencement) Notice 2010, Notice,2010. Date of Date Conzmencemnd ofthe Ad oftheAcf 2. TheConipaniesAct, 2. 2009shall The companies Act,2009 Into operation on come into shall come on the the 1". I day dayof of April, April,2010. 20 IO. J. MASHWAMA. MINlSTERFORCOMMERCE iNDUSTRYAND. !.IJAFThTER FOR COMMERCE END USYRYAND TRADE. Mbabane ." .." March2010. March 2010. Government Printer, The- Government The Prtnter, Mbabane Mbshane -~.. ""'' ' '- SUPPLEMENT. SUPPLEMENT TO. THE. SWAZILAND. SWAZILAND GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT. GAZETTE. XLVII]. VOL. XLVII] MBABANE, Friday, MBABANE, Friday, DECEMBER 25th 2009.

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5 / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. PUBLISHED AUTHORITY. i! SI. Sl PART. PARTBB. THE companies . companies ACT, ACT, 2009. 2009. (Act No. 8 of of 2009). 2009). I ASSENT. ASSENT. MSWATI. MSWATIIII Ill King of Swaziland lOth 10th November, 2009. AN ACT. ENTITLED. ENTITLED. AN. AN ACTACT totoprovide providefor forthe theconstitution, constitution,incorporation, incorporation, registration, registration, management, management, administration and administration and winding winding up upofofaacompanies companies and and other other associations. associations. ENACTED. ENACTED bybythe theKing Kingand andthe theParliament Parliamentof ofSwazfland.

6 Swaziland. I certify that that this this isis aatrue truecopy copyofofthe theBill Billasaspassed passedby bythe theHouse HouseofofAssembly Assemblyononthe 25th the25th June 2008. 2008. OF THE. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. HOUSEOF. OFASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY. I certify that this is is aa true true copy copy of of the the Bill Bill as passed passed by the Senate on the the 30. 30 June June 2008. 2008. PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT. ARRANGEMENT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. SECTIONS. SECTION. PRELIMINARY. 1. Short Shorttitle titleand andcommencement. commencement. CHAPTER. CHAPTER 11.

7 INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL APPLICATION. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION. Interpretation. 2. Interpretation. 3, 3. General Generalapplication applicationofofAct Actand andpreservation preservationof ofrights rights of of existing existing companies . companies . -, S2. CHAPTER. CHAPTER 2. PART. PART I. OFFICE OF. OFFICE OF REGISTRAR. REGISTRAR. Officeof 4. Office Registrar. of Registrar. Functions of 5. Functions of Registrar. Registrar. 6. Seal 6. Seal of of Office. Office. Exemptionfrom 7. Exemption from liability. liability. Inspection and 8. Inspection and copies copiesofofdocuments documentsininthetheoffice officeof ofRegistrar.

8 Registrar. Manner of 9. Manner of payment paymentof offees feestotothe theoffice officeofofRegistrar. Registrar. 10. Annual report by by Registrar. Registrar. Decisionof II. ofRegistrar Registrarreviewable reviewableby byCourt. Court. )) Security for 12. Security 12. for costs costs in in legal legal proceedings proceedingsby by companies companies and and bodies bodies corporate. corporate. 13. Copies of court orders 13. orders to to be be transmitted transmitted to to Registrar Registrar and and Master. Master. PART II. PART. STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

9 14. Standing advisory committee. committee. PART ifi ""PART ill TYPES AND. AND FORMS. FORMSOFOFCOMPANIES, companies , CONVENTIONS. CONVENTIONSAND. AND. LIMITATIONS ON PARTNERSHIPS. LIMITATIONS PARTNERSHIPS AND. AND ASSOCIATIONS. ASSOCIATIONS. forms of 15. Types and forms of companies . companies . 16. Meaning of of "private "private company". company"and andcessation cessationofof its its privileges. privileges. Incorporation of 17. Incorporation ofassociations associationsnot notfor forgain. gain. Incorporation of 18. Incorporation of certain certain branches branches ofof foreign foreign companies companies and and associations associationsnot not for for gain.

10 Gain. 19. Conversion of aa public public company company intointo a private company company and and vice vice versa. versa. Conversion of 20. Conversion of unlimited unlimited company. company. Notice of 21. Notice of intended intended conversion conversion of of aa company. company. Contents and 22. Contents and form form ofof articles articles on conversion. conversion. 23. Amendmentof 23. Amendment certificateofincorporation of certificate of incorporation of ofconvetedcompanyandwhenconversioneffect ive. conveted company and when conversion effective. ) 24.