2024 年《英屬維爾京群島商業公司 (修訂) 法》於 2025 年 1 月 2 日生效
Dear Valued Client,
The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) Government has introduced important amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (As Revised) that are contained in the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the “Amendment Act”). These changes came into force on 2 January 2025 and a six-month transitional period applies for existing BVI companies.
Some of the key changes are highlighted below:
The Register of Members must be filed with the registry within 30 days of the company's incorporation. Any changes to shareholders must be updated within 30 days.
*This requirement does not apply to listed companies and BVI funds.
Beneficial owners must be filed with the registry within 30 days of the company's incorporation. Any changes to beneficial owners must be updated within 30 days.
*This requirement does not apply to listed companies and BVI funds. *Beneficial owners in BVI are defined as natural persons who: 1. Directly or indirectly own or control 10% or more of the shares or voting rights of a BVI company; or 2. Directly or indirectly have the right to appoint or dismiss the majority of the board of directors of a BVI company; or 3. Exercise control over the management of a BVI company in other ways.
The appointment of the first director must be made within 15 days of the company's incorporation (previously within 6 months).
The appointment of directors must be filed within 15 days of their appointment (previously within 21 days).
The validity of a certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar will be restricted to a specified period.
The team is currently evaluating the implications of these new requirements on your business and will introduce tools to guarantee your compliance by 30 June 2025. We will furnish additional information regarding the necessary steps to be taken on your part and the associated timelines shortly. In the meantime, we strongly recommend that you read the summary of key changes and learn more about the New Amendment Act. 尊敬的客户, 英屬維爾京群島（BVI）政府已對2004年修訂版的英屬維爾京群島商業公司法進行了重要修訂，這些修訂內容包含在2024年《英屬維爾京群島商業公司（修訂）法案》（以下簡稱“新法案”）中。這些變更已於2025年1月2日生效，對現有的BVI 公司適用為期六個月的過渡期。 以下是一些關鍵變更的重點內容：
股東名冊需在公司成立後30天內向註冊處備案；若股東發生變化，則需在30天內更新備案。 *上市公司及BVI基金不適用此項規定
公司成立後必須在30天內向註冊處備案受益所有權人(Beneficial Owner）；若受益人發生變化，則需要在30天內更新備案。
*上市公司及BVI基金不適用此項規定
*BVI的受益所有權人定義為以下自然人： 1. 最終直接或間接擁有或控制英屬維京群島公司10%或以上的股份或投票權；或者
2. 直接或間接擁有任命或罷免BVI公司董事會多數董事的權利；或
3. 以其他方式對BVI公司的管理實施控制
公司成立後必須在15天內任命首任董事（原為6個月內）。
任命董事後必須在15天內備案首任董事（原先為任命後的21天內）。
註冊處簽發的良好存續證明的有效期限將被限制在特定期間內。
團隊目前正在評估這些新要求對貴公司的影響，以確保您在2025年6月30日之前符合要求。我們將盡快提供有關您需要採取的必要步驟以及相關時間表的額外資訊。
同時，我們強烈建議您查看主要變更摘要及了解更多有關修正法案資料。 Contact Us 聯絡我們 Please do not hesitate to email us or contact your account manager if you would like to know more about New Amendment Act: info@sdgsolution.com. 欲需了解更多修正法案資料，請隨時以電郵與我們聯繫，或聯繫您的客戶經理: info@sdgsolution.com。
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