**Policy Summary: Companies Management and Administration Amendment Rules, 2020**
This notification, G.S.R. 538(E), issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on August 28, 2020, amends the Companies Management and Administration Rules, 2014. The amendment, under the authority of subsection 3 of section 92, read with subsections 1 and 2 of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013, pertains to rule 12, sub-rule 1.
Specifically, the amendment introduces a proviso stating that companies are not required to attach the extract of the annual return with the Boards report in Form No. MGT.9 if the web link to the annual return is disclosed in the Boards report, in accordance with subsection 3 of section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013.
These rules are called the Companies Management and Administration Amendment Rules, 2020 and take effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The principal notification being amended was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection i, vide number G.S.R. 260(E), dated March 31, 2014, and has been subsequently amended by notifications G.S.R. 415(E) (June 23, 2014), G.S.R. 537(E) (July 24, 2014), G.S.R. 669(E) (August 28, 2015), G.S.R. 737(E) (September 24, 2015), G.S.R. 862(E) (November 16, 2015), G.S.R. 908(E) (September 23, 2016), G.S.R. 175(E) (February 16, 2018) and G.S.R. 560(E) (June 13, 2018).
The Joint Secretary, K.V.R. Murty, signed the notification, which carries file number F. No. 01342013CLV PtI.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: A legal act of India, specifically mentioned in relation to amendments and rules.
Companies Management and Administration Rules, 2014: A set of rules that are being amended by this notification.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The government ministry issuing the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
K.V.R. Murty: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
G.S.R. 538E: The gazette notification number for this amendment.
Form No. MGT.9: A form related to the Board's report and annual return, as mentioned in the Companies Management and Administration Rules.
The Gazette of India: The official government gazette in which the notification was published.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 432] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 28, 2020/भाद्र 6, 1942
No. 432] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020/BHADRA 6, 1942
कारपोरेट कार् य मंत्रालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 28 अगस्ट् त, 2020
सा.का.जन. 538(अ).—केंद्रीर् सरकार, कंपनी अजधजनर्म, 2013 (2013 का 18) की धारा 469 की उप-धारा
(1) और उप-धारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 92 की उप-धारा (3) के अधीन प्रित्त् िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, कंपनी
(प्रबंधन और प्रिासन) जनर्म, 2014 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती है, अथायत:् -
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ – (1) इन जनर्मों का संजिप्त नाम कंपनी (प्रबंधन और प्रिासन) संिोधन जनर्म,
2020 ह।ै
(2) र्े रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. कंपनी (प्रबधं न औऱ प्रिासन) जनर्म, 2014 के, जनर्म 12 के, उप-जनर्म (1) म ें जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक
अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकर्ा िाएगा, अथायत् :–
“परंत ु र्ह दक कंपनी से प्ररूप स.ं एमिीटी.9 म ें बोड य की ठरपोटय के साथ वार्षयक जववरणी का उद्धरण संलग्न दकर्ा
िाना अपेजित नहीं होगा र्दि ऐसी वार्षयक जववरणी का वेब ललंक कंपनी अजधजनर्म, 2013 की धारा 92 की
उप-धारा (3) के अनुसार बोड यकी ठरपोटय में प्रकट दकर्ा गर्ा ह।ै ”
[फा.सं. 01/34/2013-सीएल.V-(भाग-I)]
के.वी.आर. मूर्त,य संर्ुि सजचव
3965 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
ठटप्पणः- मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें संखर्ांक सा.का.जन. 260(अ),
तारीख 31 माचय, 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई और तत्पश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचनाओं द्वारा संिोजधत की गई :-
क्र.सं. अजधसूचना संखर्ा अजधसूचना की तारीख
1. सा.का.जन. 415(अ) 23.06.2014
2. सा.का.जन. 537(अ) 24.07.2014
3. सा.का.जन. 669(अ) 28.08.2015
4. सा.का.जन. 737(अ) 24.09.2015
5. सा.का.जन. 862(अ) 16.11.2015
6. सा.का.जन. 908(अ) 23.09.2016
7. सा.का.जन. 175(अ) 16.02.2018
8. सा.का.जन. 560(अ) 13.06.2018
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th August, 2020
G.S.R. 538(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) of section 92, 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 (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Management
and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, in rule 12, in sub-rule (1), the
following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided that a company shall not be required to attach the extract of the annual return with the
Board’s report in Form No. MGT.9, in case the web link of such annual return has been disclosed
in the Board’s report in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 92 of the Companies Act,
2013.”
[F. No. 01/34/2013-CL-V- (Pt-I)]
K.V.R. MURTY, Jt. Secy.
Note:—The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 260(E), dated the 31st March, 2014 and subsequently amended vide the
following notifications:-
Serial Number Notification Number Notification Date
1. G.S.R. 415 (E) 23.06.2014
2. G.S.R. 537 (E) 24.07.2014
3. G.S.R. 669 (E) 28.08.2015
4. G.S.R. 737 (E) 24.09.2015
5. G.S.R. 862 (E) 16.11.2015
6. G.S.R. 908 (E) 23.09.2016
7. G.S.R. 175 (E) 16.02.2018
8. G.S.R. 560(E) 13.06.2018
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