RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SYC/9/Add.1 
22 July 2009 
 (09-3581) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Seychelles Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF SEYCHELLES 
 
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime:  Updated Version  
 
Addendum  
 
Legislation 
 
 
 The Delegation of the Republic of Seychelles has submitted the following legislation which is 
available for consultation1 from the Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 2078) and in electronic 
format upon request from accessions@wto.org:  - Banking and Financing
: 
 
 - Banking : 
 
1. Securities Act, 2007; 
2. Securities (Advertisement) Regulations, 2008; 
3. Securities (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2008; 
4. Securities (Financial Statements) Regulations, 2008; 
5. Securities (Forms and Fees) Regulations, 2008; 
6. Securities (Prospectus) Regulations, 2008; 
7. Securities (Takeovers) Regulations, 2008; 
8. Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2006; 
9. Banking (Special Provisions) Act; 
10. Bill of Exchange Act; 
11. Development Bank of Seychelles Decree; 
12. Development Loans Act; 
13. Financial Institutions Act, 2004; 
14. Financial Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2008; 
15. Financial Institutions (Bureau de Change) Regulations, 2008; 
16. Financial Institutions (Domestic Banking Business) Regulations, 1996; 
17. Financial Institutions (Non-Domestic Banking Business) Regulations, 1996; 
18. Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Act, 2008; 
 - Central Bank : 
19. Central Bank of Seychelles Act, 2004; 
20. Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2004; 
21. International Financial Organization (Membership) Act; 
22. International Monetary Fund (Membership of Seychelles) Act; 
                                                      
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  - Insurance
: 
23. Insurance Act, 2008; 
 - Offshore : 
24. Companies (Special Licenses) Act, 2003; 
25. International Corporate Service Providers Act, 2003; 
26. International Business Companies Act, 1994; 
27. International Business Companies (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2007; 
28. International Trade Zone Act, 1995; 
29. International Trade Zone (Amendment) Regulations, 2004; 
30. International Trade Zone (Amendme nt of Schedule) Regulations, 1997; 
31. International Trade Zone (Conditio ns of Employment) Order, 1997; 
32. International Trade Zone (Employment) Regulations, 1997; 
33. International Trade Zone Regulations, 1995; 
34. International Trusts Act, 1994; 
35. Protected Cell Companies Act, 2003; 
36. Protected Cell Companies (Amendment) Act, 2004; 
37. Protected Cell Companies (Fees) Regulations, 2004; 
38. Seychelles International Business Authority Act, 1994; 
39. Seychelles International Business Authority (Amendment) Act, 2005; 
40. Seychelles International Business Aut hority Vision and Mission Statements; 
- Civil Code : 
41. Interpretation and General Provisions Act; 
42. Judiciary Act; 
43. Seychelles Code of Civil Procedure; 
44. Civil Code of Seychelles Act; 
45. Courts Act (Subsidiary Legislation); 
46. Geneva Conventions Act; 
- Companies : 
47. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act; 
48. Registration of Business Names Act; 
49. Commercial Code Act; 
50. Co-operatives Act; 
51. The Companies Ordinance, 1972; 
52. Limited Partnerships Act, 2003; 
53. Non Resident Bodies Corporate (Special Provisions) Decree; 
- Construction : 
54. Town and Country Planning Act; 
55. Town and Country Planning Act (Use Classes) Regulations; 
- Consumer Protection : 
56. Consumer Protection Act, 1997; 
57. Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations, 1999;  WT/ACC/SYC/9/Add.1 
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  - Education : 
58. Seychelles Archives Act; 
59. Education Act, 2004; 
60. Education (Non-formal Early Childhood Education Centre) Regulations, 2005; 
61. Education (Private Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2005; 
62. Seychelles Qualifications Authority Act, 2005; 
63. Seychelles Qualifications Authority Ac t, 2005 (Commencement) Notice, 2006; 
64. Seychelles Institute of Management Bill, 2006; 
- Employment : 
65. Employment Act, 1995; 
66. Conditions of Employment Regulations, 1991; 
- Environment : 
67. Environment Protection Act; 
68. Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act; 
69. The Wild Birds Protection Regulations; 
- Fisheries : 
70. Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives Act, 2005; 
71. Fisheries Act; 
72. Export of Fishery Products Act, 1996; 
73. Fisheries Regulations; 
74. Seychelles Fishing Authority (Establishment) Act, 1984; 
- Government Procurement : 
75. Public Procurement Act, 2008; 
- Health : 
76. Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act; 
77. Nurses and Midwives Act; 
78. Pharmacy Act; 
79. Hospitals and Dispensaries Act; 
80. Health Professionals Bill, 2006; 
81. Misuse of Drugs Act, 1990; 
82. Pesticides Control Act, 1996; 
83. Public Health Act; 
84. Public Health (Bake-House) Regulations; 
- Immigration : 
85. Immigration (Amendment) Act, 2000; 
86. Immigration Decree; 
87. Information on Immigration Entry Requirements and Procedures; WT/ACC/SYC/9/Add.1 
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  - Intellectual Property
: 
88. Patents Act; 
89. Copyright Act; 
90. Trade-marks Decree; 
- Investment : 
91. Lands Acquisition Act; 
92. Security on Movables Act; 
93. Seychelles National Investment Corporation Decree; 
94. Stamp Duty Act; 
95. Investment Code of Seychelles Act, 2005; 
- Legal Practitioners : 
96. Legal Practitioners Act; 
- Licensing : 
97. Licenses Act; 
98. Licenses (Amendment) Act, 1998; 
99. Licenses (Public Omnibus) Regulations, 2008; 
- Seychelles Bureau of Standards : 
100. Seychelles Bureau of Standards Act (Subsidiary Legislation); 
101. Seychelles Bureau of Standards (Standard Specification for Periodic Inspection and 
Testing of Refillable Gas Cylinders) Notice, 2005; 
102. Seychelles Bureau of Standards (Standard Specification for Concrete Blocks) Notice, 
2005; 
- Statistics : 
103. National Statistics Bureau Bill, 2005; 
- Taxation : 
104. Business Tax Act, 1987; 
105. Taxation (Provisional Charging) Act; 
106. Trades Tax Act; 
107. Entertainments Tax Regulations; 
108. Seychelles Petroleum (Taxation) Act, 2008; 
109. Goods and Services Tax Act, 2001; 
110. Goods and Services Tax Regulations, 2003; 
111. Trades Tax Regulations, 1997; 
- Telecommunications : 
112. Broadcasting and Telecommunication (Amendment) Act, 2004; 
113. Broadcasting and Telecommunication Act, 2000;  WT/ACC/SYC/9/Add.1 
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  - Tourism : 
114. Seychelles Tourism Board Act, 2005; 
115. Seychelles Tourism Board (Amendment) Bill, 2008; 
- Trade (miscellaneous) : 
116. Parastatal Corporations Act; 
117. Post Office Act; 
118. Public Utilities Corporation Act; 
119. Essential Services and Property Protection Act; 
120. Firearms and Ammunition Act; 
121. Electronic Transactions Act, 2001; 
- Transport : 
122. Merchant Shipping Act; 
123. Maritime Zones Act; 
124. Road Act, 1905; 
125. Carriage by Air (Overseas Territories) Order, 1967; 
126. Seychelles Public Transport Corporation Decree; 
127. Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provi sions) (Overseas Territories) Order, 1967; 
128. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act; 
129. Control of Hire Craft Act; 
130. Airport (Regulation) Act; 
131. Civil Aviation Act, 2005; 
132. Seychelles Land Transport Agency Bill, 2008; 
133. Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority Act, 2005; and 
134. Harbour Act (Port and Harbours Du es) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005. 
 
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