Section 491, The Companies Act, 2009

(1) If a company incorporated outside Sierra Leone ceasesto have an established place of business in Sierra Leone it shall, within 28 days after so ceasing, give notice thereof to the Commission in duplicate and the Commission shall register the notice and cause a copy of it to be published in the Gazette. (2) The Commission shall then strike the name of the company off the register. (3) After notice has been given to the Commission in accordance with subsection (1) and so long as the company has no established place of business in Sierra Leone then except as provided in subsection (6), no person shall be under any obligation to deliver any document relating to that company to the Commission pursuant to this Act. (4) Where the Commission has reasonable cause to believe that a company incorporated outside Sierra Leone has ceased to have a place of business in Sierra Leone, it may send by registered post to the registered local manager and agent and, if more than one, to all such persons, a letter enquiring whether the company is maintaining an established place of business in Sierra Leone. (5) If the Commission receives an answer to the effect that the company has ceased to have an established place of business in Sierra Leone or does not, within three months, receive any reply, it may strike the name of the company off the register. to be notified when ceases to have place of business in Notification of winding up of incorporated outside Cessation of business of company incorporated outside (6) At any time within 6 years after the date on which the company was struck off the register under subsections (1),(2), (4) and (5) , all persons shall continue to have a right to inspect the documents relating to that company; and during those 6 years, the company shall, notwithstanding subsection (3) continue to give notice of any alteration in the names of the company’s agents.