Companies Act

844. Powers of Registrar to correct documents in certain cases

Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force

844. Powers of Registrar to correct documents in certain cases

(1)A document that is lodged with the Registrar for registration may be corrected by the Registrar if it appears to the Registrar to be incomplete or internally inconsistent.

(2)The power of the Registrar under subsection (1) may be exercised only—

(a)on instructions that comply with subsection(3); and

(b)if the company has given and has not withdrawn its consent to instructions being given under this section.

(3)Instructions comply with this subsection if—

(a)they are given in response to an enquiry made by the Registrar;

(b)the Registrar is satisfied that the person giving the instructions is authorised to do so—

(i)by the person by whom the document was delivered; or

(ii)by the company to which the document relates;

(c)they satisfy any requirements of Registrar's rules relating to—

(i)the form and manner in which they are given; and

(ii)authentication.

(4)The company's consent to instructions being given under this section or to a withdrawal of that consent—

(a)may be given in hard copy or electronic form; and

(b)is effective only when notified to the Registrar.

(5)A document that is corrected under this section is taken, for the purposes of any enactment relating to its lodgement, to have been delivered when the correction is made.

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Source: Kenya Law