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A BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE COMPANIES LAW (2016 REVISION) TO ADD A DEFINITION OF \u201cREGULATORY LAW\u201d FOR THE PURPOSES OF PART XVIIA; TO REQUIRE CORPORATE SERVICES PROVIDERS TO UPDATE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REGISTERS REGULARLY AND TO FILE DECLARATIONS OF EXEMPTION FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM PART XVIIA; TO CLARIFY EXCLUSIONS OF LEGAL ENTITIES AND SUBSIDIARIES OF LEGAL ENTITIES FROM THE SCOPE OF PART XVIIA AND ADD OTHER EXCLUSIONS; TO ADD THE ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION AS A BODY THAT MAY REQUIRE SEARCHES TO BE MADE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REGISTERS; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES The Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017 THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (N0. 2) BILL, 2017 MEMORANDUM OF OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill amends the Companies Law (2016 Revision) to fine-tune the provisions of Part XVIIA respecting Beneficial Ownership Registers. Clause 1 of the Bill provides for the short title and commencement of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 244 of the Law to add a new definition of \u201cregulatory law\u201d for the purposes of Part XVIIA. Clause 3 amends section 245 of the Law to clarify which special purpose vehicles, private equity funds, collective investment schemes and investment funds are exempt from the application of Part XVIIA and in relation to which of these vehicles, funds and schemes the general partner of the vehicle, fund or scheme is exempt. The clause also makes it clear that the Part applies to companies registered as excluded persons under section 5(4) of the Securities Investment Business Law (2015 Revision) and clarifies the circumstances in which a legal entity is considered to be operated, managed, arranged, administered or promoted by an approved person. The clause adds new exemptions for legal entities regulated in jurisdictions listed in Schedule 3 of the Money Laundering Regulations (2015 Revision), for legal entities holding shares or interests in legal entities licensed under certain Cayman Islands Laws and for companies with a director or directors who are solely corporate directors licensed under a regulatory law. Finally, the clause makes changes to section 245 in consequence of the addition of the definition \u201cregulatory law\u201d by clause 2. Clause 4 amends section 253 of the Law to require a company that claims an exemption under section 245 to file a declaration with the competent authority, indicating the grounds for the exemption. Clause 5 amends section 256(3)(a)  of the Law to make it clear that the issuance of a restrictions notice under that section is subject to the limitations in section 265. Clause 6 amends section 261 of the Law to require corporate services providers to regularly deposit beneficial ownership information received from companies, as The Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017 directed by the competent authority.  The clause imposes penalties for default by a corporate services provider or any of its officers in complying with this obligation. Clause 7 amends section 262 of the Law to name the Anti-Corruption Commission as a body, the designated senior officers of which may request the competent authority to search a company\u2019s beneficial ownership register. Clause 8 amends section 263 in consequence of the addition of the definition \u201cregulatory law\u201d by clause 2. Clause 9 amends section 280 in consequence of the renumbering of section 245(1) by clause 3. 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(1) This Law may be cited as the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2017. (2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different provisions. 2. The Companies Law (2016 Revision), in this Law referred to as \u201cthe principal Law\u201d, is amended in section 244 - (a) in the definition of \u201ccorporate services provider\u201d by deleting the words \u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d as defined in section 2 of the Monetary Short title and commencement Amendment of section 244 of the Companies Law (2016 Revision) - interpretation The Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017 Authority Law (2016 Revision)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cregulatory law\u201d; and (b) by inserting the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical sequence - (2016 Revision) (Law 10 of 2014) \u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d means a law defined as such in section 2 of the Monetary Authority Law (2016 Revision), other than the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014;\u201d. 3. The principal Law is amended in section 245 - (a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection - Schedule (2015 Revision) (2015 Revision) (1) This Part applies in respect of companies incorporated or registered by way of continuation under this Law, except a legal entity or subsidiary of one or more legal entities, any of which is - (a) listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange or an approved stock exchange in Schedule 4; (b) registered or holding a licence under a regulatory law (other than a company registered as an excluded person under section 5(4) of the Securities Investment Business Law (2015 Revision)); (c) a company, the director or directors of which are solely corporate directors licensed under a regulatory law; (d) managed, arranged, administered, operated or promoted by an approved person as a special purpose vehicle, private equity fund, collective investment scheme or investment fund, including where the vehicle, fund or scheme is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership; (e) regulated in a jurisdiction listed in Schedule 3 of the Money Laundering Regulations (2015 Revision); Amendment of section 245 - application The Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017 (2013 Revision) (2003 Revision) (2010 Revision) (2015 Revision) (2015 Revision) (f) a general partner of a vehicle, fund or scheme referred to in paragraph (d) which vehicle, fund or scheme - (i) is registered or holds a licence under a regulatory law; or (ii) is managed, arranged, administered, operated or promoted by an approved person; (g) holding directly a legal or beneficial interest in the shares of a legal entity which holds a licence under the Banks and Trust Companies Law (2013 Revision), the Companies Management Law (2003 Revision), the Insurance Law (2010 Revision), Part III of the Mutual Funds Law (2015 Revision) or the Securities Investment Business Law (2015 Revision); or (h) exempted by the Regulations.\u201d; (b) in subsection (2)(a) by deleting the words \u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d as defined in section 2 of the Monetary Authority Law (2016 Revision)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cregulatory law (other than a company registered as an excluded person under section 5(4) of the Securities Investment Business Law (2015 Revision))\u201d; and (c) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection - \u201c(2A) For the avoidance of doubt, a legal entity shall not be considered - (a) to be operated or managed by an approved person solely as a consequence of the entity having appointed an individual who is an employee of a legal entity which holds a licence under a regulatory law as a director; or (b) to be managed, arranged, administered, operated or promoted by an approved person solely as a consequence of the entity having appointed an approved person to provide its registered office in the Cayman Islands.\u201d. The Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017 4. The principal Law is amended in section 253 - (a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection - \u201c(1A) A company which is exempt from the application of this Part shall provide the corporate services provider or the Registrar, as the case may be, with a declaration of exemption, indicating the grounds for the exemption under section 245, together with instructions to file the declaration with the competent authority.\u201d; and (b) in subsection (2) by inserting before the word \u201cshall\u201d the words \u201creferred to in subsection (1)\u201d. 5. The principal Law is amended in section 256(3)(a) by inserting before the word \u201cissue\u201d the words \u201csubject to section 265,\u201d. 6. The principal Law is amended in section 261 - (a) by renumbering the section as section 261(1); and (b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections - \u201c(2) The corporate services provider shall regularly deposit beneficial ownership information received from the companies that have engaged the provider, in such place, in such manner and at such intervals as directed by the competent authority. (3) If default is made in complying with subsection (2), the corporate services provider and any officer of the corporate services provider who is in default - (a) shall incur a penalty of five hundred dollars; and (b) if the competent authority is satisfied that the default was knowingly or willfully authorized or permitted, shall incur an additional penalty of one thousand dollars and a further penalty of one hundred dollars for every day during which the default continues.\u201d. 7. Section 262 of the principal Law is amended by inserting after subsection (1)(c) the following paragraph - \u201c(2016 Revision) (ca) the Anti-Corruption Commission established under section 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law (2016 Revision);\u201d. Amendment of section 253 - role of corporate services provider and Registrar Amendment of section 256 - consequences of failure to disclose beneficial ownership Amendment of section 261 - duties of Registrar and corporate services providers Amendment of section 262 - limits on searches that may be executed The Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017 8. Section 263 of the principal Law is amended by deleting the words \u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d as defined in section 2 of the Monetary Authority Law (2016 Revision)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cregulatory law\u201d. 9. Section 280(3) of the principal Law is amended by deleting the words \u201csection 245(1)(e)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csection 245(1)(h)\u201d. 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The clause also makes it clear that the Part applies to companies\nregistered as excluded persons under section 5(4) of the Securities Investment\nBusiness Law (2015 Revision) and clarifies the circumstances in which a legal\nentity is considered to be operated, managed, arranged, administered or promoted\nby an approved person.\nThe clause adds new exemptions for legal entities regulated in jurisdictions listed\nin Schedule 3 of the Money Laundering Regulations (2015 Revision), for legal\nentities holding shares or interests in legal entities licensed under certain Cayman\nIslands Laws and for companies with a director or directors who are solely\ncorporate directors licensed under a regulatory law.\nFinally, the clause makes changes to section 245 in consequence of the addition\nof the definition \u201cregulatory law\u201d by clause 2.\nClause 4 amends section 253 of the Law to require a company that claims an\nexemption under section 245 to file a declaration with the competent authority,\nindicating the grounds for the exemption.\nClause 5 amends section 256(3)(a)  of the Law to make it clear that the issuance\nof a restrictions notice under that section is subject to the limitations in section\n265.\nClause 6 amends section 261 of the Law to require corporate services providers to\nregularly deposit beneficial ownership information received from companies, as\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n3\n\ndirected by the competent authority.  The clause imposes penalties for default by\na corporate services provider or any of its officers in complying with this\nobligation.\nClause 7 amends section 262 of the Law to name the Anti-Corruption\nCommission as a body, the designated senior officers of which may request the\ncompetent authority to search a company\u2019s beneficial ownership register.\nClause 8 amends section 263 in consequence of the addition of the definition\n\u201cregulatory law\u201d by clause 2.\nClause 9 amends section 280 in consequence of the renumbering of section\n245(1) by clause 3.\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n4\n\nTHE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL, 2017\n\nARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES\n\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n2.\nAmendment of section 244 of the Companies Law (2016 Revision) -\n\ninterpretation\n3.\nAmendment of section 245 - application\n4.\nAmendment of section 253 - role of corporate services provider and\n\nRegistrar\n5.\nAmendment of section 256 - consequences of failure to disclose beneficial\n\nownership\n6.\nAmendment of section 261 - duties of Registrar and corporate services\n\nproviders\n7.\nAmendment of section 262 - limits on searches that may be executed\n8.\nAmendment of section 263 - disclosure of beneficial ownership information\n\nby the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority\n9.\nAmendment of section 280 - regulations\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nA BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE COMPANIES LAW (2016\nREVISION) TO ADD A DEFINITION OF \u201cREGULATORY LAW\u201d FOR\nTHE PURPOSES OF PART XVIIA; TO REQUIRE CORPORATE\nSERVICES PROVIDERS TO UPDATE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP\nREGISTERS REGULARLY AND TO FILE DECLARATIONS OF\nEXEMPTION FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM PART\nXVIIA; TO CLARIFY EXCLUSIONS OF LEGAL ENTITIES AND\nSUBSIDIARIES OF LEGAL ENTITIES FROM THE SCOPE OF PART\nXVIIA AND ADD OTHER EXCLUSIONS; TO ADD THE ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION AS A BODY THAT MAY REQUIRE\nSEARCHES TO BE MADE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REGISTERS;\nAND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\n(1) This Law may be cited as the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Law,\n2017.\n\n(2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by\nthe Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different provisions.\n2.\nThe Companies Law (2016 Revision), in this Law referred to as \u201cthe\nprincipal Law\u201d, is amended in section 244 -\n(a) in the definition of \u201ccorporate services provider\u201d by deleting the\nwords \u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d as defined in section 2 of the Monetary\nShort title and\ncommencement\nAmendment of section\n244 of the Companies\nLaw (2016 Revision) -\ninterpretation\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n6\n\nAuthority Law (2016 Revision)\u201d and substituting the words\n\u201cregulatory law\u201d; and\n(b) by inserting the following definition in the appropriate\nalphabetical sequence -\n\n(2016\nRevision)\n(Law 10\nof 2014)\n\u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d means a law defined as such\nin section 2 of the Monetary Authority Law\n(2016 Revision), other than the Directors\nRegistration and Licensing Law, 2014;\u201d.\n\n3.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 245 -\n(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following\nsubsection -\n\nSchedule\n4\n\n(2015\nRevision)\n\n(2015\nRevision)\n\n(1) This Part applies in respect of companies\nincorporated or registered by way of continuation\nunder this Law, except a legal entity or subsidiary of\none or more legal entities, any of which is -\n(a) listed on the Cayman Islands Stock\nExchange or an approved stock\nexchange in Schedule 4;\n(b) registered or holding a licence under a\nregulatory law (other than a company\nregistered as an excluded person\nunder section 5(4) of the Securities\nInvestment\nBusiness\nLaw\n(2015\nRevision));\n(c) a company, the director or directors of\nwhich are solely corporate directors\nlicensed under a regulatory law;\n(d) managed,\narranged,\nadministered,\noperated or promoted by an approved\nperson as a special purpose vehicle,\nprivate\nequity\nfund,\ncollective\ninvestment scheme or investment\nfund, including where the vehicle,\nfund or scheme is a Cayman Islands\nexempted limited partnership;\n(e) regulated in a jurisdiction listed in\nSchedule 3 of the Money Laundering\nRegulations (2015 Revision);\nAmendment of section\n245 - application\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n7\n\n(2013\nRevision)\n(2003\nRevision)\n(2010\nRevision)\n(2015\nRevision)\n\n(2015\nRevision)\n(f)\na general partner of a vehicle, fund or\nscheme referred to in paragraph (d)\nwhich vehicle, fund or scheme -\n(i)\nis registered or holds a licence\nunder a regulatory law; or\n(ii) is\nmanaged,\narranged,\nadministered,\noperated\nor\npromoted\nby\nan\napproved\nperson;\n(g) holding directly a legal or beneficial\ninterest in the shares of a legal entity\nwhich holds a licence under the Banks\nand Trust Companies Law (2013\nRevision),\nthe\nCompanies\nManagement Law (2003 Revision),\nthe Insurance Law (2010 Revision),\nPart III of the Mutual Funds Law\n(2015 Revision) or the Securities\nInvestment\nBusiness\nLaw\n(2015\nRevision); or\n(h) exempted by the Regulations.\u201d;\n(b) in subsection (2)(a) by deleting the words \u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d as\ndefined in section 2 of the Monetary Authority Law (2016\nRevision)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cregulatory law (other than\na company registered as an excluded person under section 5(4) of\nthe Securities Investment Business Law (2015 Revision))\u201d; and\n(c) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection -\n\u201c(2A)\nFor the avoidance of doubt, a legal entity shall\nnot be considered -\n(a) to be operated or managed by an approved\nperson solely as a consequence of the entity\nhaving appointed an individual who is an\nemployee of a legal entity which holds a\nlicence under a regulatory law as a director;\nor\n(b) to be managed, arranged, administered,\noperated or promoted by an approved\nperson solely as a consequence of the entity\nhaving appointed an approved person to\nprovide its registered office in the Cayman\nIslands.\u201d.\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n8\n\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 253 -\n(a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection -\n\u201c(1A)\nA company which is exempt from the application\nof this Part shall provide the corporate services provider or the\nRegistrar, as the case may be, with a declaration of exemption,\nindicating the grounds for the exemption under section 245,\ntogether with instructions to file the declaration with the\ncompetent authority.\u201d; and\n(b) in subsection (2) by inserting before the word \u201cshall\u201d the words\n\u201creferred to in subsection (1)\u201d.\n5.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 256(3)(a) by inserting before the\nword \u201cissue\u201d the words \u201csubject to section 265,\u201d.\n6.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 261 -\n(a) by renumbering the section as section 261(1); and\n(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections -\n\u201c(2) The corporate services provider shall regularly deposit\nbeneficial ownership information received from the companies\nthat have engaged the provider, in such place, in such manner and\nat such intervals as directed by the competent authority.\n(3) If default is made in complying with subsection (2),\nthe corporate services provider and any officer of the corporate\nservices provider who is in default -\n(a) shall incur a penalty of five hundred dollars; and\n(b) if the competent authority is satisfied that the default\nwas knowingly or willfully authorized or permitted,\nshall incur an additional penalty of one thousand\ndollars and a further penalty of one hundred dollars for\nevery day during which the default continues.\u201d.\n7.\nSection 262 of the principal Law is amended by inserting after subsection\n(1)(c) the following paragraph -\n\u201c(2016\nRevision)\n(ca) the Anti-Corruption Commission established under\nsection 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law (2016 Revision);\u201d.\nAmendment of section\n253 - role of corporate\nservices provider and\nRegistrar\nAmendment of section\n256 - consequences of\nfailure to disclose\nbeneficial ownership\nAmendment of section\n261 - duties of Registrar\nand corporate services\nproviders\nAmendment of section\n262 - limits on searches\nthat may be executed\n\nThe Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2017\n9\n\n8.\nSection 263 of the principal Law is amended by deleting the words\n\u201c \u201cregulatory law\u201d as defined in section 2 of the Monetary Authority Law (2016\nRevision)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cregulatory law\u201d.\n\n9.\nSection 280(3) of the principal Law is amended by deleting the words\n\u201csection 245(1)(e)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csection 245(1)(h)\u201d.\n\nPassed by the Legislative Assembly the      day of                           , 2017.\n\nSpeaker.\n\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly.\nAmendment of section\n263 - disclosure of\nbeneficial ownership\ninformation by the\nCayman Islands\nMonetary Authority\nAmendment of section\n280 - regulations","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:33.5339+00","cms_id":"2017-0020","law_type":"bill","year":"2017","number":"20","title":"Fuel Market Regulation Act","status":"bill"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"6928","expr_id":"2129","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2017-0020.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2017\/2017-0020\/2017-0020.akn.xml","content_md5":"a01ab9c469fa6b541711115ed3a6488d","byte_size":"15277","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:33.712093+00"},{"file_id":"4257","expr_id":"2129","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2017-0020.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2017\/2017-0020\/2017-0020.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/BILLS\/2017\/2017-0020\/2017-0020.pdf","content_md5":"6b9b48d903f5c5840d48f6251710ea7e","byte_size":"345017","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.241556+00"},{"file_id":"4258","expr_id":"2129","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2017-0020.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2017\/2017-0020\/2017-0020.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2017\/2017-0020\/2017-0020.pdf","content_md5":"6b9b48d903f5c5840d48f6251710ea7e","byte_size":"345017","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.241556+00"}],"paragraph_count":25,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"2129","doc_id":"2129","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"47","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{commencement_metadata_problem,duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,title_mismatch}","llm_categories":"{}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,strip_page_furniture,verify_commencement_metadata,verify_title_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 1, \"high\": 1, \"medium\": 2}","finding_summary":"stored title is not visible in the opening extracted text; 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