Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (‘MIRA’) on 15 December 2020, published the Twenty Eight Amendment to the Goods and Services Tax Regulation.

On 26 November 2020, the Business Registration Regulation for Freight Forwarding Services was published. The Regulation aims to improve the quality of freight forwarding services in the Maldives and standardise the industry.

A case concerning the courts’ powers in granting interim injunction order in court actions related to arbitral proceedings, in which the High Court of the Maldives held that the Court has the same powers as the arbitral tribunal to render interim orders in such cases related to arbitral proceedings

On 26 November 2020, the Shipping Agency Regulation was published. The Regulation contains the standards and procedures to be followed by shipping agencies providing services to cargo vessels arriving to a Maldivian port.

This publication gives an overview of how Green Tax is imposed under the Maldives Tourism Act.

On 25 November 2020, the Second Amendment to the Immigration Act, amending the requirements for issuing the corporate resident visa, is published.

An appeal concerning the validity of a lease contract in which the Supreme Court held that the contract cannot be void or deemed voidable on the grounds that it impedes the obligations of a father to provide shelter to the child.

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (‘MIRA’) on 5 November 2020, published the Twenty Seventh Amendment to the Goods and Services Tax Regulation.

We answer some of the FAQs on the application of service charge on tourism services, introduced by the 6th Amendment to the Employment Act.