Fees Payable
REGULATIONS
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Made under section 452
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THE COMPANIES (FEES PAYABLE TO REGISTRAR) REGULATIONS, 2005
e to Registrar) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Fees payable
Regulations 2005, and shall come into force on the date of publication.
Citation
2. In these Regulation, "the Act" means the Companies Act 2002.
Interpretation
Act No. 12 of 2005
he fees payable to 3. The Schedule to these Regulations has effect with respect to t
Fees : Registrar of Companies for the performance of his functions under the Act as follows
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SCHEDULE
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Function Amount
s: For the registration of a company having capital whose nominal share capital i
(a) not more than Tshs.20,000/= but not more than Tshs.500,000/= 50,000/=
(b) more than Tshs.500,000/= but not more than Tshs.1,000,000/= 80,000/=
(c) more than Tshs.1,000,000/= but not more than Tshs.2,000,000/= 100,000/=
(d) more than Tshs.2,000,000/= but not more than Tshs.3,000,000/= 120,000/=
(e) more than Tshs.3,000,000/= but not more than Tshs.5,000,000/= 150,000/=
(f) more than Tshs.5,000,000/= but not more than Tshs.10,000,000/= 180,000/=
(g) more than Tshs.10,000,000/= but not more than Tshs.30,000,000/= 200,000/=
(h) more than Tshs.30,000,000/= ..................................................................................... 300,000/=
2. For the registration of a company not having a share capital where the number of
members as stated in the Articles of Association:
(a) does not exceed 25 ...................................................................................................... 50,000/=
(b) exceeds 25 but does not exceed 50 ............................................................................ 60,000/=
(c) exceeds 50 but does not exceed 100 ......................................................................... 70,000/=
(d) exceeds 100 but does not exceed 150 ....................................................................... 80,000/=
(e) exceeds 150 but does not exceed 200 ........................................................................ 90,000/=
(f) is unlimited ................................................................................................................... 120,000/=50,000/= 3. For reservation of a company name .............................................................................
15,000/= .......... 4. For company name change ................................................................................
For the receipt and/or registration by Registrar of any document 5.
which under the Act is to be delivered to him ...................................... 15,000/=
6. For the late filing/registration fee to be paid to the Registrar of any
document delivered to him (per month or part thereof) ........................ 1,500/=
7. For filing of Annual Returns ................................................................. 15,000/=
8. For certification of any document, per page .......................................... 2,000/=
9. For making search in any file/perusal .................................................... 2,000/=
10. For obtaining a written search report per file ........................................ 15,000/=
11. Fees payable by a company to which Part XII of the Act applies:
(a) For the registration of certified copy of a charter, statute or
memorandum and articles of the company, or other instrument
constituting or defining the constitution of the company ......................... $ 500
(b) For registration of filling any document required to be delivered
to the Registrar under Part XII of the Act/other than the balance sheet .... $ 150
(c) For filling of Balance Sheet ....................................................................... $ 150
(d) For late filing/registration fee to be paid to the Registrar of any
document delivered to him out of time (per month or part thereof) ......... $ 15
GUIDELINES FOR COMPANY AND BUSINESS NAMES
APPROVALS
These guidelines outline the practices used by the Registrar in the process of approving
Companies and Business Names.
It also explains the rules and restrictions on the choice of companies and business names
both when they are formed on the first time and when there is a change of name.
Please note that:
Every company name must end with the word Limited or Public Limited Company
or Unlimited, depending on the type of the company.
• these are mere guidelines to guide applicants and not binding legal instruments
with a legal force.
• each application is dealt with on its own merits.
• τhe explanations below are neither exhaustive nor conclusive but merely aim at
giving indications of what is normally taken into account and that the Registrar
may be influenced by other considerations as well.
No name will be available for your use if it:-
(a) is the same as a name appearing in the index of company names;
(b) too like a name appearing in the index of company or business names;
(c) is undesirable.
(d) has already been reserved in the Companies Registry by another person.
(a) "same as"
"same as" simply means similar or exactly look alike.
Therefore if your name is similar to a name which is already in the companies or business
name indices it will not be accepted. 2
Take note that the similarity which is being referred to here includes similarities in
appearance, semantic and phonetic.
eg. (semantic) - Simba Investment Limited can not be registered if there is Lion
Investment Limited.
eg. (phonetic) - Wills Transport Company Limited can not be registered if there is already
Wheels Transport Company Limited.
(b) "too like"
Your proposed name will be regarded as "too like" a name in the indices if it nearly
resembles the one existing already such that there is a danger of confusion by the public
between the two companies/names
Eg. Tasmania Company Limited can not be registered if there is already Tasman
Limited
(c) "undesirable"
Undesirability encompasses many things. These include if the name:-
(i) connotes an insult or bad language to the society;
(ii) Suggests a connection with the Government or its Authorities;
(iii) Is offensive or its use will be a criminal offence;
(iv) Consists of a Registered Trade or Service Mark;
(v) Is misleading, that is containing a word which is contrary to activities of the
company, eg. "International" while it operates locally only;
(vi) Is suggesting to monopolize a generic name or name of a country or place, eg.
"Tanzania Company Limited" or Tanzania Limited cannot be registered.
(vii) Consist of purely personal names only.