Companies and Other Business Entities (Re-Registration) Regulations, 2025
Every company and private business corporation registered before the electronic registry must re-register by 20 April 2026 — miss the deadline and it is automatically deregistered and struck off.
The Companies and Other Business Entities Act requires all companies and private business corporations registered before the electronic registry system was introduced to re-register on it. These regulations, made by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs under section 303 of the Act, fix the deadline.
Re-registration must be completed by 20 April 2026. Failure to re-register by that date results in the automatic deregistration of the company or PBC and its removal from the official register of companies.
The regulations came into operation on publication, 26 September 2025, giving affected entities just under seven months. They state no grace period, no restoration procedure and no exemption, so a company that misses the date loses its registered status — with the consequences that follow for its contracts, bank accounts, tenders and directors' obligations.
Any company or PBC incorporated before the electronic registry went live should confirm its status on the Companies and Intellectual Property Office system well ahead of the deadline.
What changed
- Re-registration on the electronic registry must be completed by 20 April 2026
- Failure to re-register results in automatic deregistration and removal from the register
- The regulations came into operation on publication, 26 September 2025
Who this affects
- Every company registered before the electronic registry
- Private business corporations
- Company secretaries, accountants and legal practitioners
- Banks and counterparties relying on a company's registration
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.