Section 353 - Object and functions of the Office of the Registrar of Companies

(1) The object of the Office of the Registrar of Companies is to register and regulate all types of businesses in conformity with this Act and any other relevant enactments.

(2) To achieve the object, the Office of the Registrar of Companies shall

(a) register

(i) business names in accordance with the Registration of Business Names Act, 1962 (Act 151),

(ii) companies,

(iii) partnerships in accordance with the Incorporated Private Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152), and

(iv) professional bodies pursuant to the Professional Bodies Registration Act, 1973 (N.R.C.D. 147), other than professional bodies established by an Act of Parliament;

(b) appoint inspectors, a receiver or manager to ensure the effective compliance with the Act;

(c) discharge duties and perform functions of the Office as the Official Liquidator under the Bodies Corporate (Official Liquidations) Act, 1963 (Act 180); and

(d) manage the finances and fixed assets of the Office of the Registrar.

(3) The Registrar shall appoint a receiver or manager in accordance with subsection (2) of section 261.

(4) Without limiting subsection (1), the Office of the Registrar has the duty to undertake public education programmes to educate the general public engaged in business activities on the operation of companies, partnerships and business names.