Regulation 27 — Certification of documents required to be filed by a foreign company under Part XII of the Act

(1) A copy of any charter, statute, memorandum, articles or other instrument,
constituting or defining the constitution of a foreign company required to be filed with the
registrar under clause (a) of sub -section (1) of section s 435 and 436 and any other document
required to be filed under Part XII of the Act and these regulations, shall be duly –

(i) certified to be a true copy by the public officer in the country where the company is
incorporated to whose custody the original is committed; or
(ii) certified to be a true copy by a Notary public of the country where the company is
incorporated; or
(iii) certified to be a true copy by an affidavit of an authorized officer of the company duly
authorized in the country where the company is incorporated; or
(iv) apostilled by the designated competent authority of the state of origin of the foreign
public document, who have acceded to the Hague Convention abolishing the
requirement of Legalization for foreign public documents (Apostille Convention) of
1961 and such state is also recognized by the Government of Pakistan for receiving of
apostilled documents;
(2) The signature and seal of the official referred to in clause (i) or the certificate of the
Notary Public referred to in clause (ii) of sub -regulation (1) shall be authenticated by a Pakistan
diplomatic consular or consulate officer.
(3) The affidavit of the officer of the company referred to in clause (iii) of sub-regulation
(1) shall be singed before a Pakistan diplomatic consular or consulate officer and t he document
regarding his authorization by the company for making such affidavit, shal l be accompanied
therewith and shall likewise be authenticated by a Pakistan diplomatic consular or consulate officer.