REGULATORY BODIES

Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

Accurate Weighing Scales is fully registered with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). The Bureau is mandated under the Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act Cap 210 to register all business entities in Uganda which are required by law to be registered.

The directorate of Business Registration is responsible for the registration of :

Public/Private companies
Foreign companies
Legal documents (e.g Constitutions, agreements, deeds, powers of attorney, etc)

Benefits Of Registering a Company

Obtain legal Identity/status
Safeguard your business name by acquiring a trade name.
Access opportunities like loans, tenders, financing etc.
Business formalization creates more employment opportunities through business expansion.
Enables registration for licenses e.g Investment, trading and taxation licenses.
Better marketing and advertising opportunities for increased clientele
Improved competitiveness in the regional market

Benefits Of Registering a Document

Registered documents are admissible in the court of law since they have evidential value in the eyes of the law. This means that un-registered documents are not readily acceptable and admissible in a court of law.
Registered documents safeguard the interest of a buyer since they take effect against every un-registered documents relating to the same property. In other words, the registration of documents preserves the title of the buyer.
Registering your document puts it on the government record which renders credibility to the document and makes it a notice to the public at large in respect to the subject matter of the document.

Obtain legal Identity/status
Safeguard your business name by acquiring a trade name.
Access opportunities like loans, tenders, financing etc.
Business formalization creates more employment opportunities through business expansion.
Enables registration for licenses e.g Investment, trading and taxation licenses.
Better marketing and advertising opportunities for increased clientele
Improved competitiveness in the regional market

Registering a Document

Before you present a document for registration, please ensure that the major features of the document are clearly and properly represented on each copy of the document.
The document should be presented in triplicate (3 copies) and should be duly witnessed

Certification of Documents

To have a document certified:

Present copies of the document to be certified;
Pay the certification fees; and
Hand in the documents and payment receipt at the Business Registry.

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