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[To be published in the G€\zettc of India, Extraordinary, Part I[, Section 3, Sub-section
(i)l
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, dated 21-' February,2O19

G.S.R.(E)..- ln exercise of thc powers confcrred by sub-section (9) of section 12 and sub-
secilons (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of2O13), the Central
Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Comparries
(lncorporation) Rulcs, 2014, namely: -

1. (1) These rules may be cailed the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules,
20\9.

(2) They shall comc into forcc with cffect from 25tb February, 2019

2. ln the Companies (lncorporation) Rules, 2O 14 (hereina-fter referred to as the said

rules), after rule 25, the following sh.rll be inserted, namely:-

'25A. Active Comparny Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE).-(1) Every

compemy incorporated on or before the 3 I o December,2017 shall file the particulars
of the company and its rcgistered ofllce, in c-Form ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging
Identities and Vcrification) on or before 25.O4.2OL9.

Providcd that any company which has not filcd its due finalcial statements
under section 137 or due annual returns under section 92 or both with the
Registrer shall bc rcstricted from filing e-Form-ACTIVE, unless such company
is undcr managomont disputc and thc Registrar has recorded the same on the
regrstcr:

Provided furthcr that companies which have been struck off or are under process
of striking off or under liquidation or amalgamated or dissolved, as recorded in
the register, shall not be required to file e Form ACTIVE:

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Providcd also that in casc a company does not intimate the said particulal's, the
Company shall be marked as "ACTlVE-non-compliant" on or after 26th April,
2019 and shall be liable for action under sub-section (9) of section 12 of the Act:

Providcd also that no request for rccording thc following event based information
or changes shall bc acccpted by thc Registrar from such companies marked as
"ACTIVE non compliant". unless " e-Form ACTIVE" is filed -

(i) SH-07 (Changc in Authorizr:d Capital);

(ii) PAS-03 (Changc in Paid-up Capital);
(iii)DIR- 12 (Changes in Director except cessation);
(iv) INC-22 (Changc in Registered Ofhce);
(v) INC-28 (Amalgamation, de-merger)

(2) Where a compamy files "c-Form ACTIVE", on or after 2Qth April' 2O19, the company
shall be markcd as "ACTIVE Compliant", on payment of fee of ten thousand rupees".

3. in the said Rules, aftcr Form INC-22, thc c-form ACTIVE (INC-22A) shall be inserted,
namely:-

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"FORM NO. INC.22A n (-TlVt. (Active Company l agging

ldcntitics and Vcri lication)
[Rule 25A ol fhc ('ornpanies
( Incorpolat ion ) liLrles.20l4l

Form aIquacte ', 1' Sl'sh o Hindi

lhe lllstru( tron k t f(rr l,l,n!t th(: fomi.

l. *(a)Coryrorate l(lcnlit\ Nunrl)cr (( l\) ol lhe conrpanv

* (b)\anrc ol'the ( onrpan)

rvhrt has allired his hcr f)igitirl Signatufe lo lhi\ lirlrn is nrandalorl)

(d) *ernailll) of thr conrpin)

(e) *hntcf

(f) xWhether
O I l) lirf crlilil ll) ol lhe contparr)

tllc conlpirr\ is listed o Yes o No

F**f
Prefill
*(a) \lrnrbel ol Dircctrrls

(b) llre \laxinrurr \unrtrclol'l)ilcctors areberond linrits plcscr-ibcd in Cirnrpanies Act.20l3 basedon resolutlon
datcd \ of lrornr No. Nl(iT- I -l

-l)ifeclor\
as o|| (l.lc ol lilirs.

Status ol DlN

l)lcu.\! L,n.\ut r,tlttt tlta l)1.\'t tl trll l)itc',-lot t Ltt c itt ttltlttrtt,t'd ,slttlutdndut t,ncilllcr'Da-
ttr.tiyttlc',1 lttt'ro ttorr-lilit''g,l l)lR--i A)l rror' DisLltrtlilittl trt l6l(2) )

j. *[Jerililr ol
'rirtLrlot\ .rrr(litt'f(\)

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*Number of attdittrt(s) apPoinlcd

l. *Categorl ol'.\ttditor o Indir.idual o Atrdilor 's ljiflrr

*lnconrc la\ pc[nritllcnt accotlnl llllnlber ofrttrlitcx or attdilor's tlrnt

*Name ol lhe iludilot ol autlitot's llrnr

*Membclship Nttrrtbct of attdilot ol attdittlr's tlrrtt's rcsistratiut n!nrber

+Period r.rfaccoLrnt lbr uhich itppointetl l'totn

Whether thc cotrrpatll is recltrired to allpoitlt C ost i\tr(lilof oNo

N ufibcr ()l'cost auclil or( s )

l. Catcgu) trl-Auclitor o lttdiridual o Partne{ship lirnr o l,imited liability partnership

Membership nunrber Ql-thc ('ost Arlditori nlenrtref rcprescntlns

the Cost Auditof's l:irnlll,l.l'

Nanrcol'thecoslittl(liloroflrllltllrefrcpreselltil]gthclirnr'l'l'l) I I

( ti rltt' t-LfL---f]
Firnr Rc!.tislralion Ntrnrtrc( l'l{N ) ol thc o\t '{Lr(litofr( o\t Auditor's
Nanle oflhe ( ost arldil(n's tirnr''1,[,P
Financial )-ear lo bc ctllercd b) tl)e cosl auditor(s) l'folll r__-1-
5. Details ol't he Nlanaging r.lircctQl or' ('h i,.'l l,rcctrtire()ltlccf(clr-())or1\lanagerorwhole-tinreDirectorofthecompany
Number ol roles
DIN/PAN
Naffe
Desigrration

Whethcr the colrlPon) has i\larraging Director'ot

( EO oNo

(r. Detailsol C onlpirlr) Sccrctilr! ol lllecolnpan) il'applicablc

PAN
Nanrc
MerrrberslriP \tlnlber

7. Dctails ot'ihc ( lriel' l'inancirrl Ol'licer (( li()) ol thc cornPitn). il applicable

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PAN
N at'!1c

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*SRN ol ,\O( -'l \()( -l \Illtl'
*Sl{N ol \1( i-l -7

List of attachments
Attachments

l. *Phologlaph ol l{csistercd Olltcc

Attach
showing e\lcrrlil brrilding and irrsidc olticc alstr
sho$ ing thclcirr rlllcr\i olre (lirect(rr'l\l\'lP
uho hai atllred llis hcf l)isitrll Si!lnirltlfe lo lhls lofnl.

) ll Attach
2. Optiontl Attach lllellt( s irrl)

Remove attachment

Declaration

|he|cbydecla|etIlllltl]c|c:li\lc|c(l()l.llcci\\itl|alc(|int|tcadc|t.cssrnr''tltitlncditbolc.tlret|ela
are preselltl\ associaled rr ith thc corltpitnr ilfc
c()l-l-ccl'

Verification

l.|rercbyctrttiir.rrlant|lct'i|"lt|1ill1hcl)il|lico|il|sgireninthc.tllllhclcill
docunrenls tnainlitittccl [r] thc conlplttlr '
To be digitally slgned by one director
in ca!e of OPC

To be digitallY signed by one orreclor irnd one KMP

or t\ /o directors in case of other than OPC

,Designatron DSC BOX

*
DIN DSC BOX

*Designation

* t)lN ofthc clilcctot: ot l)lN trr l"\\ ol lhe rllrllrilscf

or ('FlO of ( lO: 0r \lctttl,clshiI rlunlbcf ol lh' \ecrctilf\

Certification

Idec|arethatIhavebeenduIyengagedforthcpurposeofcertification/Verificationofthisform,ltisherebycertified
that:
perusal of the original of the
+ | have satistied Inysett about the idenlity ol the company and its address based on the
attached docurnent

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; All required attachments have been completely attached

to this appllcatlon

2o 13 and rules thereunder for the subject

matter of this form
* I have gone through the provisions ol rhe companies Act,
above particulars (includ'nB attachment(s)) from the original records
and matters incidental thereto and I nave verified
the
this form and found them to be true' correcl ano
maintained by the CompanV/appllcani which is subject nratter of
complete and no Informalion rnaterialto lhrs form has been 5uppresseo

*l further ce(ifY that:

. 'cmall lD belong to the CompdnY
t legibly attached to this lorrn;
All the requlred attacnmenls have been completely and
. *l have kept a copy o{ this forfi and attachments thereto, in my records for further reference'
*lt is Lrnderstood that I sh;ll be liable for action under section 448 of The companies Act, 2013 for wrone
certification5 if any found at anY stage

*To be digitally siEned bV DSC Box

'Category

*Whether Associate or Fellow O Associate F e llow

*
Membership Number

*Certificate of Practice Number

7(6) which, infer-olio, provides that furnishing of any false or

ruol, et,".tan i, dr.*n to th" prou,rio^ ot ,".t,on, 7{5) and punishment for fraud under
material information shall attract
incorrect particulars of any iniormation or suppression of any /
44g and 449 which provide for punishment for false statement
section 447. Attention is arso drawn to provisions of sectron
certificate and punishment for false evidence respectively

tronic mode and on the basis of

statement of correctness given bY the Director and professional"

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lF. No. 1/ 13 /2013 CL-V, part-1, Vol'lll

t^
1
K.V.R. MURTYI, Joint Secre tary

Note:TheprincipalruleswerepublishcdintheGazetteoflndia'Extraordinary'Partll'
2Ol4 artd
Section 3, Sub-scction
(\l uidenumbcr G'S'R' 250(E)' dated the 31't March'
'
subsequently amendcd ui<1e the following notifications:-

Serial Notificatir-rn Numbcr Notification Date

Number
0i-05-2015
I cr$.ts. 34e (q)
qjs R. 142 (El 29-05-2015
2. oa_n1 -co1 6
G.s.R. ee (E)
\J. D. r\. uru t!/
23-03-2016
4. 1 a
q:$R.713(EJ ^- ^- ".rn
zl-wl-zwLv
5.
01- 10-2016
6. !i slR.eq6(E)(E) .o 12,an'l A
7. G.S.R.1184
G.S.R. 70 (E) 25-01-2017
8.
G.S:R 9s5 ( ) 27 -O7'2017
9.
10. _q,qlR 49 lE) 29-oL Pg)e
G.S.R.284 (E) 23-O3-2018
11.
G.s.R'7o8 (E) 27 -O7 -2014
12.
13. q.9.R. 121e (E) tg-tz--zote

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