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Company law in St Helena

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.

79 matching statutes

• St Helena

  Companies Ordinance, 2004

  6 provisions

  This Ordinance sets rules for forming companies, issuing certificates, naming companies, and basic share-capital requirements.

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• St Helena

  Income Tax Ordinance, 2001

  2 provisions

  This Ordinance sets up income tax administration, requires employers to deduct tax from taxable employment payments, and requires taxpayers to file returns, pay assessed tax on time, and keep records when directed.

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• St Helena

  Export and Import Control (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 1976

  1 provisions

  This Ordinance restricts imports and exports of listed items, allows licensing by the Administrator, and creates offences and penalties for false licence applications and noncompliance.

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• St Helena

  Income Tax and Medical Contributions Order (made under the Island Council Ordinance)

  4 provisions

  This provision sets up the Tristan da Cunha Island Council, gives the Administrator powers over council business, by-laws, and taxes, and sets election and meeting rules. It also imposes income tax and a medical contribution, with exemptions and penalties for election offences.

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• St Helena

  Island Council (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 1985

  4 provisions

  This Ordinance sets up the Island Council for Tristan da Cunha, gives the Administrator powers over by-laws and taxes, and sets election, meeting, and committee rules.

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• St Helena

  Financial Services Ordinance, 2008

  3 provisions

  This part sets up the Financial Services Regulatory Authority and requires licensing, supervision, reporting, and limits on banking and ownership actions.

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• St Helena

  Control of Trade in Endangered Species Ordinance, 2015

  2 provisions

  This ordinance controls trade in endangered species specimens and requires permits, certificates, licences, and approved entry points for imports, exports, re-exports, and certain related activities.

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• St Helena

  Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 2020

  2 provisions

  This Ordinance controls trade in endangered species specimens in Tristan da Cunha by requiring permits, licences, and compliance with specified conditions.

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• St Helena

  Income Tax Ordinance, 2012

  3 provisions

  This Ordinance sets the rules for income tax in St Helena, including how income is taxed, who must deduct or remit tax, and some allowances, credits, and confidentiality duties.

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• St Helena

  Drugs (Trafficking Offences) Ordinance, 2003

  2 provisions

  This provision defines drug trafficking and sets out confiscation, restraint, charging, receiver, and compensation powers for drug-trafficking cases.

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• St Helena

  Stamp Duties Ordinance, 1987

  1 provisions

  This Ordinance requires stamp duty on listed instruments, requires stamping within 28 days, and restricts unstamped instruments from being registered or used in court, with offences and penalties for non-compliance.

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• St Helena

  Law Officers Ordinance, 2013

  1 provisions

  The Solicitor General may exercise any function of the Attorney General, but not take the Attorney General’s seat in the Executive Council or Legislative Council.

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• St Helena

  Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2021

  9 provisions

  This part sets shipping rules on registration, ship declarations, crew matters, wages, safety, and information controls.

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• St Helena

  Mining Ordinance, 1923

  1 provisions

  This Ordinance regulates prospecting and mining in St Helena, including licensing, area limits, reporting duties, compensation, lease notices, royalties, regulations, offences, and penalties.

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• St Helena

  Mining (Ascension) Ordinance, 1923

  1 provisions

  This ordinance regulates prospecting and mining in Ascension, including licences, private-land prospecting, reporting discoveries, lease notices, royalties, and offences.

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• St Helena

  List of SH laws applied to Tristan da Cunha

  1 provisions

  This document lists St Helena laws that apply to Tristan da Cunha and marks some as applied, some as not applicable, and some as needing case-by-case interpretation.

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• St Helena

  List of SH laws applied to Ascension

  1 provisions

  This document says which St Helena laws apply to Ascension, and notes that some do not apply.

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• St Helena

  Firearms Ordinance, 1997

  2 provisions

  This Ordinance restricts firearms, shot guns, ammunition, and prohibited weapons unless a certificate, written permission, or a specific exemption applies.

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• St Helena

  Immigration Ordinance, 2011

  3 provisions

  This ordinance controls entry to St Helena, including visas, entry permits, landing permission, employment permissions, and immigrant landholding, and creates offences for non-compliance.

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• St Helena

  Entry Control (Ascension) Ordinance, 2007

  1 provisions

  This ordinance regulates who may enter, stay on, or leave Ascension, and sets permit, reporting, and enforcement rules.

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