Guernsey Beneficial Ownership Regime
Resident agent duties to identify and register beneficial owners of Guernsey legal persons.
- Issued by
- Guernsey Registry
- Applies in
- Guernsey
- Edition
- Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons Law 2017
- Area
- Corporate governance & fiduciary
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- RAResident agent appointedRegistry
- IDBeneficial owners identified and verifiedTransparency
- REGRegister kept current within the statutory windowRegistry
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the Guernsey Beneficial Ownership Regime and the Monitor suggests Guernsey Registry as a source. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 3 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read guernseyregistry.com
- Check the library against 3 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: resident agent appointed
- Rule
- Guernsey Beneficial Ownership Regime, RA
- Area
- Registry
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
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Also in Guernsey
- GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF)The Bailiwick's AML/CFT/CPF rules and guidance for financial services businesses and prescribed businesses, issued under the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) regulations.Guernsey · 8 controls
- Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017The Bailiwick's GDPR-equivalent law, with EU adequacy.Guernsey · 9 controls
- GFSC Cyber Security Rules and GuidanceBoard-owned cyber security based on the NIST functions, for all licensees.Guernsey · 5 controls
- GFSC Finance Sector Code of Corporate GovernancePrinciples for the boards of all Guernsey licensees, with an annual confirmation of compliance.Guernsey · 5 controls
- GFSC Fiduciary Rules and GuidanceConduct, client asset, record keeping and resourcing rules for fiduciary licensees.Guernsey · 5 controls
- Guernsey Protection of Investors Law & Collective Investment Scheme RulesLicensing and conduct for investment business and the rules for authorised and registered schemes.Guernsey · 4 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the Guernsey Beneficial Ownership Regime?
Yes. Enable it and the Monitor suggests Guernsey Registry as a source; every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the Guernsey Beneficial Ownership Regime?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The catalogue records Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons Law 2017. Editions were last verified in August 2026, and the Monitor records new publications as they appear.