THE Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs states that Legal Notices have been published facilitating an extension of time from February 14, 2024 to August 14, 2024 in order to allow citizens to comply with legal requirements for effecting certain payments/action/licences/registrations to be completed for the following:
Legal Notice No. 23 – the Bills of Sales Act, Chap 82:32 – to extend the time for registering Bills
of Sales for chattels (goods and property);
Legal Notice No. 24 – the Cinematograph Act, Chap 20:10 – to extend the time to acquire theatre
and exhibitor licences;
Legal Notices Nos. 25 and 26 – the Companies Act, Chap 81:01 – to extend the time in which
penalties would be waived for late filing and to extend the time for registration of charges;
Legal Notice No. 27 – the Licensing of Dealers (Precious Metals and Stones) Act, Chap 84:06
– to extend the time to acquire licences for precious metals and stones;
Legal Notice No. 28 – the Moneylenders Act, Chap. 84:04 – to extend the time for moneylenders
to acquire licences from the Board of Inland Revenue;
Legal Notice No. 29 – the Non-Profit Organisations Act, No. 7 of 2019 – to extend the time for
persons to register Non-Profit Organisations and to extend the time for filing of Risk Assessment
Questionnaires;
Legal Notice No. 30 – the Pawnbrokers Act, Chap 84:05 – to extend the time for pawnbrokers to
acquire licences from the Board of Inland Revenue;
Legal Notice No. 31 – the Registration of Clubs Act, Chap 21:01 – to extend the time for the
registration of clubs (Members and Proprietary);
Legal Notice No. 32 – the Scrap Metal Act, No. 24 of 2022– to extend the time specified in section
39(1) of the Act for persons to acquire licences to deal in old metals and marine stores; and
Legal Notice No. 33 – the Theatres and Dance Halls Act, Chap 21:03 – to extend the time to
acquire a licence for theatres and dance halls.
Persons are advised to take all necessary steps in order to ensure filings are up to date in the limited
extension period provided.
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