This notification, G.S.R. 904(E), issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on September 20, 2018, introduces the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2018. These rules, enacted under the authority of the Companies Act, 2013, amend the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. The key change involves an extension of the deadline in the proviso to rule 12A, substituting "15th September, 2018" with "5th October, 2018". These rules take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. The notification is issued under the authority of K.V.R. Murty, Joint Secretary. The principal notification, G.S.R. 259(E), was published on March 31, 2014, and has been subsequently amended by several notifications listed within the document (G.S.R. 671 E, G.S.R. 42E, G.S.R. 839 E, G.S.R.51E, G.S.R.431 E, G.S.R. 558E, G.S.R. 615 E, G.S.R.798 E). The file number for this notification is F. No. 01222013 CLV PtIII.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: A law enacted by the parliament of India that regulates incorporation of a company, responsibilities of a company, directors, dissolution of a company, and other related activities.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors Rules, 2014: Rules pertaining to the appointment and qualifications of directors in companies as per the Companies Act, 2013.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for the administration of the Companies Act 2013 and other related laws and regulations.
K.V.R. Murty: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
The Gazette of India: The official government gazette of India, publishing notifications, rules, and regulations.
Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors Sixth Amendment Rules, 2018: An amendment to the Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors Rules, 2014
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5. सा.का.िन. 431(अ) 07.05.2018
6. सा.का.िन. 558 (अ) 12.06.2018
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MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th September, 2018
G.S.R. 904(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred under second proviso to sub-section (1), sub-
section (4), sub-section (6) of section 149, sub-section (3) and (4) of section 150, section 151, sub-section (5)
of section 152, section 153, section 154, section 157, section 160, sub-section (1) of section 168 of and section
170 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules further to amend the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,
2014, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Sixth
Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014,
(i) in the proviso to rule 12A, for the words and figures “before 15th September, 2018,” the words and
figures “before 5th October, 2018 ” shall be substituted.
[F. No. 01/22/2013 CL-V (Pt-III)]
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K.V.R. MURTY, Jt. Secy
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i) vide number G.S.R. 259(E) dated 31st March, 2014 and subsequently amended vide the following
notifications:-
Serial Notification Number Notification Date
Number
1. G.S.R. 671 (E) 18.09.2014
2. G.S.R. 42(E) 19.01.2015
3. G.S.R. 839 (E) 05.07.2017
4. G.S.R.51(E) 22.01.2018
5. G.S.R.431 (E) 07.05.2018
6. G.S.R. 558(E) 12.06.2018
7. G.S.R. 615 (E) 05.07.2018
8. G.S.R.798 (E) 21.08.2018
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