Written by Our commitment at the MBR is to provide the highest level of service to our clients. In view of this, the Registry Unit is undergoing a fundamental restructuring, to enhance our ability to offer a more efficient and homogenous service with a more specialised structure.
As from, Monday 6th February 2023, the Registry Operations will be operating as follows:
Team – Incorporations/Dissolutions/Shipping Companies
This team will be handling the incorporation of new commercial partnerships and the vetting of documents in relation to dissolutions and liquidation accounts. Furthermore, this team will also be handling documents submitted by companies for registration in terms of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Click the following link to view Desk Officer Allocations:
Desk Officer Allocations for Incorporations/Dissolutions/Shipping Companies
For any queries kindly contact the team as follows:
Incorporations – incorporations@mbr.mt
Shipping – shipping@mbr.mt
Dissolutions – dissolutions@mbr.mt
Team – Ongoing
The Ongoing team will be handling the vetting of documents which are required to be filed and registered under the Companies Act 1995.
Click the following link to view Desk Officer Allocations:
Desk Officer Allocations for Ongoing
For any queries kindly contact the team as follows:
General Queries –ongoing@mbr.mt
Group filings – groupfilings@mbr.mt
(This email is to be used only for the filing of any change/s in a group of companies)
Team – Ultimate Beneficiary Owners (BOs) and other Transactions
This team will be handling vetting of documents regarding public limited companies, partnerships, SICAVs, overseas companies (branches), mergers, divisions and other transactions which are required to be filed and registered under the Companies Act 1995.
Besides the above, this team will also be handling any queries regarding the Ultimate Beneficial Owners.
For any queries kindly contact the team as follows:
SICAVs – sicavs@mbr.mt
Oversea Companies – branches@mbr.mt
P/PCOMM/SE/EEIG – stephanie.spiteri-vassallo@mbr.mt
Other transactions – transactions@mbr.mt
The above re-structuring within the Registry Unit is intended to strengthen our supervisory functions to maintain an accurate and transparent register of basic and beneficial ownership information for all commercial partnerships. Such changes will continue to strengthen the MBR’s position to work closely with competent authorities, subject persons, companies, foundations, and associations in defining acceptable standards undertaken by the MBR on its policies and procedures related to regulatory functions and to continue in its fight against money laundering and terrorist finance.