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Company compliance guides for Sri Lanka

Directors, company secretaries, AGMs, annual returns, beneficial ownership, labour law and data protection: the duties a Sri Lankan company carries after registration.

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Intellectual Property Act section 14(4), employer and commissioner ownership of economic rights highlighted

ComplianceFebruary 6, 202612 min read

Employee IP ownership Sri Lanka: contracts and NDAs for tech teams

Who owns the code your staff and freelancers write, how moral rights and inventions work, and what an NDA must be backed by under the IP Act.

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Companies Act section 113, registered office in Sri Lanka and at the office of another person, highlighted

Compliance11 min read

Registered office Sri Lanka: a rented house or an address service

A rented house can be your company's registered office. What the address then carries, what to ask an address service, and how a move takes effect.

February 3, 2026Company secretarial services

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Outgoing company secretary will not sign: what the board can do

A silent former secretary cannot block the change. The board resolves, a director files, and the company rebuilds its registers from evidence.

January 26, 2026Company secretarial services

CDD Rules 2016 Schedule item (3)(b), documents for a company, each copy verified against the original, highlighted

Compliance12 min read

Certified copies of company documents in Sri Lanka: what banks need

The bank checks copies against originals; the IRD and the Foreign Ministry ask for Registrar-certified ones. Which you need, what it costs and who signs.

January 15, 2026Company secretarial services

Compliance11 min read
Registered office Sri Lanka: a rented house or an address service
A rented house can be your company's registered office. What the address then carries, what to ask an address service, and how a move takes effect.
February 3, 2026Company secretarial services
Compliance10 min read
Outgoing company secretary will not sign: what the board can do
A silent former secretary cannot block the change. The board resolves, a director files, and the company rebuilds its registers from evidence.
January 26, 2026Company secretarial services
Compliance12 min read
Certified copies of company documents in Sri Lanka: what banks need
The bank checks copies against originals; the IRD and the Foreign Ministry ask for Registrar-certified ones. Which you need, what it costs and who signs.
January 15, 2026Company secretarial services

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