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Company law in British Indian Ocean Territory

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

9 matching statutes

• British Indian Ocean Territory

  The Companies Ordinance 1981 G.3

  1 provisions

  A body corporate, or an entity treated as a body corporate for tax purposes in another territory, is not to be regarded as resident in the Territory.

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• British Indian Ocean Territory

  The Road Traffic Ordinance 1998 H.1

  2 provisions

  This part requires drivers to hold the right licence and insurance, obey speed limits and traffic signs, keep vehicles roadworthy, and comply with police requests for documents and information.

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• British Indian Ocean Territory

  The Police and Criminal Evidence Ordinance 2019 C.6

  5 provisions

  This provision sets out police stop-and-search, search warrant, seizure, and arrest powers, plus record-keeping and some rights for searched or arrested people.

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• British Indian Ocean Territory

  The Penal Code 1981 C.2

  6 provisions

  This excerpt sets out key definitions, criminal responsibility rules, punishment rules, and treason offences under the Penal Code.

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• British Indian Ocean Territory

  The Criminal Procedure Code 2019 C.8

  6 provisions

  This Code sets the criminal procedure rules for the Territory, including arrest, bail, trial, evidence, sentencing, appeals, and fixed penalty offences.

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