Guide
BVI beneficial ownership legislation
22 July 2021
The Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System Act, 2017 (the Act) of the British Virgin Islands requires registered agents (each, an RA) in the BVI to create a database of beneficial ownership information relating to in-scope entities for which they act as RA. The RA databases are private but may be searched upon request from certain authorities via the beneficial ownership secure search (BOSS) system.
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