This notification, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on March 12, 2020, introduces the Companies Registration Offices and Fees Second Amendment Rules, 2020. These rules further amend the Companies Registration Offices and Fees Rules, 2014, under the authority of sections 396, 398, 399, 403, and 404, read with subsections 1 and 2 of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013. The rules came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The amendment includes changes to Form No. GNL-2 within the Annexure of the 2014 Rules. Specifically, it inserts "Filing under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016" after item number Form 159 of the Companies Court Rules, 1959, in serial number 3. Additionally, it mandates the inclusion of the name and capacity of the person signing and submitting the form after the first verification column.
K.V.R. Murty, Joint Secretary, is noted. The principal rules were initially published on March 31, 2014, vide number G.S.R. 268E, and have been subsequently amended through fifteen notifications, with the latest being G.S.R. 127E on February 18, 2020. A list of all fifteen amendments (G.S.R. number and date) is provided in the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for corporate affairs.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued; capital of India.
Companies Act, 2013: An Act of the Parliament of India that regulates incorporation, operation and winding up of companies.
Companies Registration Offices and Fees Rules, 2014: Rules pertaining to the registration offices and fees under the Companies Act.
Companies Registration Offices and Fees Second Amendment Rules, 2020: Amendment to the Companies Registration Offices and Fees Rules.
Official Gazette: A public journal and statutory register of the government.
Form GNL2: A form mentioned in the Companies Registration Offices and Fees Rules, 2014.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: An act of the Parliament of India which consolidates the existing framework by creating a single law for insolvency and bankruptcy.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 146] नई दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, माच य 13, 2020/फाल्ग नु 23, 1941
No. 146] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020/PHALGUNA 23, 1941
कॉरपोरेट कार् यमंत्रालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 12 माचय, 2020
सा.का.जन. 170(अ).—केंद्रीर् सरकार, कंपनी अजधजनर्म, 2013 (2013 का 18) की धारा 469 की
उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 396, धारा 398, धारा 399, धारा 403 और धारा 404 द्वारा
प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, कंपनी (रजिस्ट्रीकरण कार्ायलर् और फीस) जनर्म, 2014 का और संिोधन करन े
के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती ह,ै अथायत्:-
1. (1) इन जनर्मों का नाम कंपनी (रजिस्ट्रीकरण कार्ायलर् और फीस) िसू रा संिोधन जनर्म, 2020 ह।ै
(2) र् ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. कंपनी (रजिस्ट्रीकरण कार्ायलर् और फीस) जनर्म, 2014 में अनुलग्नक में प्ररूप सं. िीएनएल-2 में,
(i) क्रम स.ं 3 में, मि संख्र्ा “कंपनी (न्र्ार्ालर्) जनर्म, 1959 का प्ररूप 159” के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत मि
अंत:स्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथातय ्:-
“दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता संजहता, 2016 के अधीन फाइललंग”
(ii) प्रथम सत्र्ापन कॉलम के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकर्ा िाएगा, अथायत्:-
1398 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“प्ररूप पर हस्ट्ताक्षर करन े वाल ेऔर प्रस्ट्ततु करने वाले ्यकजि का जववरण
नाम .................................................................................
पि ...................................................................................”।”
[फा. सं. 01/16/2013 सीएल.V (पाट-य I)]
के.वी.आर. मूर्तय, संर्ुि सजचव
ठटप्पण : मूल जनर्म भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूचना संख्र्ा
सा.का.जन. 268(अ) तारीख 31 माचय, 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े तथा तत्पश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत
द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए –
क्र.स.ं अजधसचू ना सख्ं र्ा अजधसचू ना की तारीख
1. सा.का.जन. 297(अ) 28.04.2014
2. सा.का.जन. 122(अ) 24.02.2015
3. सा.का.जन. 438(अ) 29.05.2015
4. सा.का.जन. 493(अ) 06.05.2016
5. सा.का.जन. 48(अ) 20.01.2018
6. सा.का.जन. 435(अ) 07.05.2018
7. सा.का.जन. 616(अ) 05.07.2018
8. सा.का.जन. 797(अ) 21.08.2018
9. सा.का.जन. 905(अ) 20.09.2018
10. सा.का.जन. 143(अ) 21.02.2019
11. सा.का.जन. 329(अ) 25.04.2019
12. सा.का.जन. 340(अ) 30.04.2019
13. सा.का.जन. 527(अ) 25.07.2019
14. सा.का.जन. 749(अ) 30.09.2019
15. सा.का.जन. 127(अ) 18.02.2020
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 2020
G.S.R. 170(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 396, 398, 399, 403 and 404 read with
sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014,
namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules,
2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, in the Annexure, in Form No. GNL-2,
(i) in serial number 3, after item number “Form 159 of the Companies (Court) Rules,1959”, the following item
shall be inserted, namely.-
“Filing under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016”.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(ii) after the first verification column, the following shall be inserted, namely.-
“Particulars of the person signing and submitting the form
Name
Capacity
”.”
[F. No. 01/16/2013 CL-V (Pt-I)]
K.V.R. MURTY, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Extra ordinary, Section 3, Sub-
section (i) vide number G.S.R. 268(E), dated the 31st March, 2014 and subsequently amended by:
Serial Number Notification Number Notification Date
1. G.S.R. 297(E) 28-04-2014
2. G.S.R. 122(E) 24-02-2015
3. G.S.R. 438(E) 29-05-2015
4. G.S.R. 493(E) 06-05-2016
5. G.S.R. 48(E) 20-01-2018
6. G.S.R. 435(E) 07-05-2018
7. G.S.R. 616(E) 05-07-2018
8. G.S.R. 797(E) 21-08-2018
9. G.S.R. 905(E) 20-09-2018
10. G.S.R. 143(E) 21-02-2019
11. G.S.R. 329(E) 25-04-2019
12. G.S.R. 340(E) 30-04-2019
13. G.S.R. 527(E) 25-07-2019
14. G.S.R. 749(E) 30-09-2019
15 G.S.R. 127(E) 18-02-2020
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