Section 55
of Registered Agents and Trustees Licensing Order, 2000
Section 55
(1)
No income tax, tax on capital gains or other direct tax shall be levied, withheld or collected in respect of licensee under this Order –
(a)
on or in respect of any dividends or earnings attributable to any share, debt or securitie of a licensee; or
(b)
on or in respect of any dividends, interest or other returns from any shares, securities, deposits or other borrowings of a licensee or any assets managed by a licensee, if the dividends, interest or other returns are shown to be in respect of shares, securities, deposits, borrowings or other assets beneficially owned by a person who either is not a resident or is an IBC, an international foreign company, an international limited partnership or an international trust, or is a subsidiary of a licensee authorised under section (3).
(2)
No estate, inheritance, succession or similar tax shall be levied in respect of any shares, securities or assets of a licensee or in respect of the transfer of any such shares or assets.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything in the Stamp Act (Chapter 34), duty shall not be chargeable on any of the following –
(a)
instruments relating to transfers of any property to or by a licensee;
(b)
instruments relating to transactions in respect of the shares, debt obligations or other securities of a licensee;
(c)
instruments relating in any way to the assets or activities of a licensee.
(4)
If, with respect to any goods imported or to be imported by a licensee, the
Minister is satisfied –
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(a)
that the goods are not being made or manufactured in Brunei
Darussalam;
(b)
that the goods are essential as equipment or fixtures for the purposes of conducting international business services in Brunei Darussalam and will be used exclusively for those purposes; and
(c)
that the licensee will notify the Minister prior to the sale, transfer or disposal of the goods (whether within or outside Brunei Darussalam), the Minister may by order exempt the licensee from all, or so much as he considers appropriate, of any customs duty which would otherwise be levied in respect of the goods.
(5)
Expressions used in subsection (3) have the same meaning as in the Stamp Act
(Chapter 34) and expressions used in subsection (4) have the same meaning as in the Customs
Act (Chapter 36).
(6)
No filing, return or financial information shall be required from a licensee in relation to any taxation, duty or other levy in respect of which relief is granted under this section.