New requirements to re-instate a company or close corporation

B3A company or close corporation may be deregistered upon request from the company or close corporation or any other third party. A company or close corporation may also be re-instated. However, since the withdrawal of Practice Note 6 of 2008, and its replacement with Notice 08 of 2017, there are new requirements for the re-instatement.

The Practice Note is issued in terms of Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Companies Regulations, 2011, and is applicable to the re-instatement of companies and close corporations in terms of Companies Regulation 40(6) and (7).

What are the new requirements?

Since December 2016, to re-instate a company or close corporation, the re-instatement application on a form CoR40.5 must comply with the following requirements regardless of the cause or date of deregistration:

  • Certified identity copy of the applicant;
  • Certified identity copy of the owner of the customer code;
  • Multiple deed search (deed search of each of the 10 regional deeds offices);
  • Letter from the Department of Public Works, only if the multiple deed search reflects immovable property;
  • Sufficient documentary proof indicating that the company or close corporation was in business or that it had any outstanding assets or liabilities, at the time of deregistration;
  • Mandate from the applicant confirming that the customer may submit on his/her behalf.

When can a company or close corporation be re-instated?

CIPC will only consider re-instating a company or close corporation if it can provide proof that it was conducting business at the time of deregistration, or has any other economic value. Furthermore, upon the successful processing of the re-instatement application, all outstanding annual returns must be filed in order to complete the process, within 30 business days from date of the re-instatement.

Reference:

  • Companies and Intellectual Property Commission | CIPC. Practice Note 08 of 2017, Requirements for re-instatement in terms of Regulations 4(2)(b).

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