A person can not be a director of a company if he/she is:

• under 18 years of age
• an undischarged bankrupt
• prohibited from being a director or promoter of or being concerned or taking part in the management of a company under the Act
• a person in respect of whom a custody order is in force under section 18 or 41 of the Mental Treatment Act (Cap 103)
• not eligible because of requirements contained in the company’s rules.

The director must also be a natural person (eg a director cannot be another company or a trust).

Director’s address

The director’s residential address recorded here must be a physical address of where they reside and cannot be a postal address such as a PO Box or Private Bag.

Consent

The person registering the company must confirm that the directors have consent to be directors of the company, and a record of that consent should be kept in the company’ own files.

Further details on directors’ responsibilities can be found here.