The Companies Division is a government office, which falls under the aegis of the Ministry Of Finance and Economic Empowerment. It administers the Companies Act 2001 , the Business Registration Act 2002 and the Insolvency Act 2009.  The Office is the sole place where one may obtain information about these entities.

The Companies Division has six main functions:   

• The incorporation, registration and striking-off of companies  

• The registration of documents that must be filed under the Companies Act 2001

• The provision of company information to the  public

• The enforcement of compliance with the legal requirements

• Registration of Businesses

• The Insolvency Service, which is a new service, has been set up with the coming in force of the Insolvency Act 2009 on 1st June 2009. (For more details, go to Section 369 of the Act.)