​The Ministry of Finance and Economy is pleased to announce that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented for the introduction of the Companies Act (Amendment) Order, 2019, Companies (Composition of Offences) Rules, 2019 and Companies (Corporate Governance) (Public Companies) (Amendment) Rules, 2019 which aimed to further strengthen the Companies Act (Chapter 39) in Brunei Darussalam with effect from 1st October 2019. 

The amendments are introduced to further strengthen the Companies Act (Chapter 39) in relation to compliance and corporate governance of a company with the legal requirements under the Act. 

Further information regarding the Companies Act (Amendment) Order, 2019, Companies (Composition of Offences) Rules, 2019 and Companies (Corporate Governance) (Public Companies) (Amendment) Rules, 2019 are available on www.mofe.gov.bn. The hardcopy of the Order and the Rules are available for sale at the Government Printing Department alternatively it can be downloaded from the website of the Attorney General‘s Chambers (www.agc.gov.bn).