Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973)Chapter VII: Administration of CompaniesGeneral170. Postal address and registered office of company |
| 1) | Every company including every external company shall have in the Republic- |
| a) | a postal address to which all communications and notices may be addressed; and |
| b) | a registered office to which all communications and notices may be addressed and at which all process may be served. |
| 2) |
| a) | Upon incorporation of a company, notice of the situation of the registered office and of the postal address shall be given to the Registrar. |
| b) | At least twenty-one days' notice of any intended change in the situation of the registered office or of the postal address shall be given to the Registrar: Provided that if less than twenty-one days' notice of an intended change in the situation of the registered office or postal address is given, the Registrar may determine the date on which the change will take effect. |
| c) | Particulars of which notice was given to the Registrar in terms of paragraph (a) or (b), shall be recorded by the Registrar, and he shall notify the company of the date on which the particulars of any change referred to in paragraph (b) have been recorded by him. |
| d) | A change in the situation of the registered office or of the postal address of a company shall for the purposes of this Act not take effect unless the Registrar has recorded the particulars thereof. |
| 3) | Any notice referred to in subsection (2) shall be in the prescribed form. |
| 4) | A company which fails to comply with any requirement of this section, shall be guilty of an offence. |