The company law framework has been further updated to reflect enhanced digitisation processes and legal certainty. Legal Notice 68 of 2024 has been published in the Gazette on 15th March 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the L.N.). This L.N. amends five (5) subsidiary legislations to the Companies Act, with the aim of ensuring legal certainty…
The Malta Business Registry launched its new online platform which introduces new digital features aimed at better assisting companies and corporate service providers. Following months of preparations and constant testing, both internal as well as external, particularly with practitioners and stakeholders, the re-engineering of processes ensured a smooth transition from the previous system to the…
The Malta Business Registry (“MBR”) hereby informs the general public that the following Companies Act (Agricultural Companies) Regulations, 2025 has entered into force on the 26th December 2025 by virtue of Legal Notice 307 of 2025. In order to better understand each provision in terms of Legal Notice 307 of 2025, one is encouraged to…
The Malta Business Registry (MBR), in collaboration with the Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA), wish to inform the company service providers, all subject persons and the general public that, as from 1st December 2025, a single point of online submission will be introduced for the following forms through the BAROS platform: Form T – Transfer…
The general public is kindly being informed that the Malta Business Registry offices will be open on Wednesday 24th morning (09:00 - 12:00) and Wednesday 31st in the morning (09:00 - 12:00). Our offices will be closed on Friday 26th December 2025 and Friday 2nd January, 2026. On the said day, the online services shall…
Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas has been appointed President of the Corporate Registers Forum, the global association of corporate registries, with over 70 corporate registries across the globe sharing best practices to raise standards within the sector. This appointment was formally made during the organisation’s annual general meeting which was held in Tunisia earlier this week.…
Kindly note that, in view of the statutory requirements, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) will be required to issue the three-month notices on its portal or in the daily newspaper by the end of September in order to ensure that transactions may be duly finalised by the end of December. To ensure efficient processing and…
The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the public that certain amending provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2025 have entered in force on 7th August 2025 by virtue of Legal Notice 174 of 2025 (the “Legal Notice”). The amending provisions stipulated in the Legal Notice are the following: 7, 9 to 13, 14(b), 15…
The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the public that, as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance security and ensure responsible access to data, a change is about to be implemented to the Company Search function on the BAROS portal. Access to the Company Search function will require user authentication by means of one…
14th July 2025 Amendments to the Companies Act The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the public that the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2025 has been enacted by Parliament (Act no. XVIII of 2025) and published in the Gazette on 11th July 2025. Provisions of this amending Act shall enter into force on such date that…
The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the general public that starting from September 1, 2025, various notifications are to be submitted only through the MBR’s online system, BAROS (Business Automation Registry Online System). The notifications that are to be submitted only through the BAROS are the following: Expert’s Report in terms of Sec. 73(6)…
Informative Note – Publication of Legislation The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the public that from 10th July 2025 changes took place in the Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) Regulations (the “Regulations”) by virtue of LN 127 of 2025. The main aim of these changes took place to reflect the first transposition phase…
