Roles in the association or club
Last updated: 2 January 2026.
General manager, accountant, auditor, signature rights and power of procuration are optional roles that can be reported.
A contact person should only be registered if the organisation does not have physical persons in any of these roles: The board (including deputy board members), general manager or business manager. Organisations who have physical persons in either of these roles do not have the right to register a contact person.
We do not register the memberships of the association. It will be up to the association to keep a list of members.
If the association has a board, you must state the board members. Only roles such as chair of the board, board member and deputy board member can be registered.
If there are members elected for roles which cannot be registered in The Brønnøysund Register Centre, such as deputy chair, treasurer, financial controller and secretary, these must be registered as board members.
Election of board members
The association’s board is normally elected at the annual meeting and it manages the association between annual meetings. Normally, the articles of association will show how many board members the association is going to have, which roles are a part of the board and which tasks and responsibilities the board has.
Board members and deputy board members must confirm taking on the task by signing the form.
No attachments are required, but the election is confirmed by declaring in the form that:
- the board is lawfully elected by the annual meeting or another competent body
- minutes showing the election of the new board exist, and the information is in correspondence with what is reported in the form
The Brønnøysund Register Centre can do random checks and demand to have the minutes sent, either while you fill out the form or at a later point in time.
Underaged board members in associations
It is possible to register minors as board members. If the child is younger than 12 years old, the guardian must attach a declaration stating that the child has reached a certain age and maturity level.
The association, in cooperation with the legal guardians, should set clear rules and routines for the election of underaged board members.
The association can choose to have an accountant.
Registration of an accountant
If the association uses an authorised accountant, the accountant must be registered in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities or in the Register of Business Enterprises if the association is registered there.
The accountant must confirm taking on the assignment by signing the form Coordinated register notification.
If you are reporting an accountant for an association registered in the Register of Business Enterprises, you have to attach
- documentation showing that the reported accountant has been engaged, unless the entire board has signed the form
If the association has an auditor, this must be registered with us.
The association is obliged to have an auditor if it has
- an average number of employees corresponding to ten man-years or more
- balance sheet total of NOK 27 million or more
- operating revenues for the entire activity of NOK 7 million or more
We only register auditors or auditing companies that are registered in The Register of Auditors with the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway.
The auditor must confirm taking on the assignment in the form Coordinated register notification.
When you report an auditor for an association registered in the Register of Business Enterprises you have to attach
- minutes from the annual meeting
A contact person should only be registered if the organisation does not have physical persons in any of these roles: The board deputy board member, general manager or business manager. Organisations who have physical persons in either of these roles do not have the right to register a contact person.
Attachments, applies only to the registration of a general manager:
- Minutes confirming the employment of a general manager, unless the entire board has signed the form
- A declaration from the general manager confirming to take on the assignment
Signature is an authority to act and sign on behalf of the association in all circumstances. The signature right provides the right to apply for a loan and to buy or sell property on behalf of the association.
If nothing else has been decided in the statutes, the association’s board has signature right jointly. The board can in addition assign the signature right to some of the board members, the general manager or specific individuals, separately or jointly.
If several persons have the right to sign, you have to specify whether the right applies separately or jointly.
When you register signature right, you have to attach minutes from the annual meeting or board meeting confirming the assignment of signature right, unless the entire board has signed the form.
Power of procuration is an authority to act and sign on behalf of the association in most activities connected to the daily operations. Power of procuration will not give the right to mortgage or sell the real estate of the association. A person who has been allocated the power of procuration is called authorised signatory with power of procuration.
An association can choose to give power of procuration to one or several persons. If there are several persons, you can choose to give them this authority separately or jointly.
A person with the power of procuration cannot transfer this right to anyone else.
Power of procuration can be registered only for associations registered in the Register of Business Enterprises.
When you register power of procuration, you have to attach minutes from the board meeting or annual meeting confirming the assignment of power of procuration, unless the entire board has signed the form.