{"id":50856,"date":"2022-11-21T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T08:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=50856"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:50:38","slug":"company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Company (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ministry of Corporate Affairs\nissued a notification on 18<sup>th<\/sup> August 2022 titled \u201cCompany\n(Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules 2022\u201d as an amendment to the Companies\n(Incorporation) Rules, 2014. In the Amendment, after the current rule 25A, a\nnew rule has been inserted as Rule 25 B, which discusses the Physical\nverification of the company&#8217;s registered office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022\/#Third_Amendment_to_the_Companies_Incorporation_Rules_2014\" >Third Amendment to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022\/#Report_on_Physical_verification_of_the_Companys_registered_office\" >Report on\nPhysical verification of the Company\u2019s registered office<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022\/#Second_Amendment_to_the_Companies_Incorporation_Rules_2014\" >Second Amendment to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022\/#Company_Incorporation_Amendments_Rules_2022\" >Company (Incorporation) Amendments Rules, 2022<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/company-incorporation-third-amendment-rules-2022\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third_Amendment_to_the_Companies_Incorporation_Rules_2014\"><\/span>Third Amendment to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A new rule, 25 B, has been inserted under the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, in an amendment titled Company (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2022. The new rule discusses the Physical verification of the Company&#8217;s Registered Office under which sub-rule (1) mentions that the Registrar, as per the information or documents available on the <strong>MCA 21<\/strong>, shall visit the registered office of the Company for the physical verification of the registered office as per section 12(9). The Registrar must visit the office along with two independent witnesses of the locality near the registered office. The officer can also seek help from the local police for necessary verification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sub-rule (2) of rule 25 B, under <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/company-registration\"><strong>Company (Incorporation)<\/strong><\/a> Third Amendment Rules, mentions that the Registrar must carry the documents as filed in MCA 21 in favour of the registered office address of the company for physical verification and check its authenticity by doing cross verification with the copies of documents of the address, which the ROC&nbsp; had collected during the physical verification and a duly authenticated form of the person occupying the property near the registered office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sub-rule (3) mentions that the\nRegistrar shall carry a photograph of the Company&#8217;s registered office while\nperforming the physical verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sub-rule (5) under the Company (Incorporation)\nThird Amendment Rules mentions that where the Company&#8217;s registered office is\nfound not to be capable of receiving and acknowledging the notices and\ncommunications, the Registrar is required to send a notice to the Company and\nall its directors, about his intention to remove the Company&#8217;s name from the\nregister of companies, and must request them to send their representations and\ncopies of the documents which are relevant, within 30 days from the date of the\nnotice, before they take any action according to section 248 of the Act.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Report_on_Physical_verification_of_the_Companys_registered_office\"><\/span><strong>Report on\nPhysical verification of the Company\u2019s registered office<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Company (Incorporation) Third\nAmendment Rules mention that according to the sub-rule (4), the report of\nphysical verification must be prepared in a prescribed format, as discussed\nbelow-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>CIN and Name of the Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;The recent address of the Company&#8217;s registered office, according to the MCA 21 record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date of authorisation letter which has been issued by the Registrar of the Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name of the Company&#8217;s Registrar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date and Time of Visit to the Company&#8217;s registered office for the physical verification <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of the location with landmark <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of the person available at the time during the visit\n<ul>\n<li>Name <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Father\u2019s Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residential address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationship with the Company, if it is applicable <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remarks, if any<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documents attached, as mentioned below-\n<ul>\n<li>Copy of the ownership\/ agreement\/rent agreement\/NOC of the Company&#8217;s registered office from the owner\/ lesser\/ tenant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photograph of registered office <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-attested ID card of the available person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any other documents <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date, place and signature of the official with an official address <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_Amendment_to_the_Companies_Incorporation_Rules_2014\"><\/span>Second Amendment to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the third Amendment\nnotified on 18<sup>th<\/sup> August 2022 as Company (Incorporation) Third\nAmendment Rules 2022, another notification to amend the Companies (Incorporation)\nRules, 2014was passed on 20<sup>th<\/sup> May 2022, which was titled &#8220;Company\n(Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2022\u201d. The Amendment was made in Form\nINC-9, which was substituted by a new form, and a few provisions were inserted\nin Form-INC 32 (SPICe+) in part B of the Declaration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Company_Incorporation_Amendments_Rules_2022\"><\/span>Company (Incorporation) Amendments Rules, 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Companies (Incorporation)\nAmendment Rules, 2022, have been notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs\n(MCA) further to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. With this\nnotification, MCA modifies the Nidhi Company incorporation applications\nprovision and introduces Form INC 20A. (Declaration for Commencement of\nBusiness).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has notified about Company (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules 2022 to ensure a clear procedure of physical verification of the registered addresses of the company. The new rule, 25 B, inserted after rule 25 A in the Amendment, discusses the Physical verification of the registered office. As per the rules, the ROC will be responsible for carrying out the physical verification of the registered office in the presence of two witnesses. There are specific requirements for documents and forms, which are also mentioned in the sub-rules in the Amendment. The compliances to be followed by the ROC are discussed in the Amendment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/new-rules-for-physical-verification-of-registered-address-of-company\/\">New Rules regarding Physical Verification of Registered Address of Company<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued a notification on 18th August 2022 titled \u201cCompany (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules 2022\u201d as an amendment to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. In the Amendment, after the current rule 25A, a new rule has been inserted as Rule 25 B, which discusses the Physical verification of the company&#8217;s registered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":50869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[120],"tags":[2881],"acf":{"service_id":"321"},"authorName":"Snehita Shukla","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-84.jpg","authorDescription":"Snehita has her qualifications in B.Com LLB and LLM, and holds a specialization in Corporate &amp; Financial Laws and Policy. She is hardworking, dedicated and sincere. She has a great command in english and has great problem solving, critical thinking  and writing skills which makes her stand out of the crowd. She has a keen interest in legal research work and content writing, she also has a hold in legal research methodology. 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