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Registered Agents and Trustees Licensing Order, 2000
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Registered Agents and Trustees Licensing Order, 2000

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2Interpretation
3rdJULY, 2000 "group", in relation to a company, means that company, any other company which is its holding company, affiliate or subsidiary u...

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4Subject to section 3(3), any person who wilfully contravenes section 3(1) or (2)
5Any person who intends to provide international business services in or from within Brunei Darussalam shall first obtain a licence under se...
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7Only applications made by a company, including an IBC, a domestic company or a foreign international company shall be accepted by the Autho...
8Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of the International
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11A licence granted under this Order shall be prominently displayed at the principal place where the licensed business is carried on. Conditi...
12(1) The Authority may -
13If a licensee fails to comply with any term or any condition of his licence, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to i...
14(1) A licence is valid until the 31st. December of the year in which it was granted and is renewable on payment of the annual licence fee s...
15(1) Every licensee to whom a licence is first granted shall on the date of such grant pay to the Authority the issue fee specified in Part...
16(1) Where, whether before or after a licence has been granted, any change occurs in the particulars set out in an application for a licence...
17(1) Where the licensee is an international business company or is incorporated under the Companies Act IChapter 39), no person shall become...
18Where the licensee is a foreign international company or is registered under Part IX of the Companies Act…
19In any case to which section 18 applies, the Authority may consider whether the criteria set forth in sections 9(2) and (3) have been mater...
20Subject to section 21, any person who contravenes sections 17 or 18 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not ex...
21A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 20 if he shows that he did not know of the acts or circumstances whereby he became...
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23(1) A licensee shall -
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25The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, prescribe regulations relating to the provision and cond...
26(1.) This section applies whenever it appears to the Authority that there exists any of the following circumstances, in this section referr...
27(1) Where, on the application of the Authority, the Court is satisfied that it is likely that a person will contravene (or continue or repe...
28(1) The Authority may by notice in writing served on a licensee or former licensee, or a person who is or was a controller or officer in re...
29(1) A licensee who has ceased to carry on the business to which his licence relates shall forthwith apply to the Authority to surrender his...
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32Any person whose licence has been revoked shall forthwith cease to carry on the business to which the licence related, save insofar as (and...
33(1) There shall be a right of appeal to the Court against any decision of the Authority -

34(1) No duty to which -
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37Any person who knowingly or recklessly provides the Authority or any other person entitled to information under this Order with information...
38Any person who -
39Offences of partners, directors, etc., of licensees and of bodies corporate, etc.
40Aiding and abetting, etc.
41Notwithstanding the provision of any other written law, offences under this
42(1) No proceedings for an offence under this Order shall be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
43Judicial proceedings, other than criminal proceedings relating to a licensee or an interested person may at the discretion of the Court be...
44Every decision of the Court in respect of any proceedings concerning the application or interpretation of this Order may be reported or pub...

45Any person who is at the commencement of this Order carrying on any business for which a licence is required under the provisions of this O...
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47Nothing in this Order shall prejudice any right that an interested person or any other person may have to take civil proceedings or obtain...
48The ~ i n i s t e r may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan the Authority, may by order amend -
49The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan make such regulations generally as he considers necessary...
51The Authority may, without instituting proceedings against any person for any offence under this Order, or any regulations made under this...
52Recovery of fees and expenses, etc.
53The Authority shall cause to be published in the Gazette in each year a list of all persons to whom licences have been issued under this Or...
54The Authority and any person who is acting under the authority of the Authority shall not be liable, in damages or otherwise, as a result o...
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Schedules

FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 2) PART I CONTROLLERS 1. (1) In this Order, "controller", in relation to a person, means - (a) a person who, either...
SECOND SCHEDULE (Section 6(l)(b)liiJ) PART I PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN LICENCE APPLICATIONS 1. Applicant. 1.1 Name of applicant. 1.2 A...
THIRD SCHEDULE (Section 44(2)) EXEMPT PERSONS AND EXEMPT ACTIVITIES Introducers of business. 1. Persons who make arrangements with a view t...

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