Companies (Incorporation) 2nd Amendment Rules 2021



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced the Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules 2021, which amend the existing Companies (Incorporation) Rules from 2014. These new rules came into effect on April 1, 2021. Key changes include modifications to the residency requirements for directors and updated procedures for converting a One Person Company (OPC) into a private or public company.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released the Companies (Incorporation) 2nd Amendment Rules 2021, amending the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. Read the official notification and provisions of the amended Rules below:

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)] 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 
NOTIFICATION 
New Delhi, 0 February, 2021 

G.S.R (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by 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 (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, namely: - 

1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2021. 
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2021.

2. In the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014,-

I. in rule 3,

(a) in sub-rule (1),-

Companies (Incorporation) 2nd Amendment Rules 2021

(i) for the words, "and resident in India" the words "whether resident in India or otherwise" shall be substituted; 

(ii) in Explanation I, for the words "one hundred and eighty two days" the words "one hundred and twenty days" shall be substituted; 

(b) sub-rule (7) shall be omitted. 

II. for rule 6, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"6. Conversion of One Person Company into a Public company or a Private company.- 

(1) The One Person company shall alter its memorandum and articles by passing a resolution in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 122 of the Act to give effect to the conversion and to make necessary changes incidental thereto.

(2) A One Person company may be converted into a Private or Public Company, other than a company registered under section 8 of the Act, after increasing the minimum number of members and directors to two or seven members and two or three directors, as the case may be, and maintaining the minimum paid-up capital as per the requirements of the Act for such class of company and by making due compliance of section 18 of the Act for conversion. 

To view / download the complete notification, check the attached file

FAQ :

These rules came into force on the 1st day of April, 2021.

Rule 3(1) has been amended so that the words 'and resident in India' are replaced with 'whether resident in India or otherwise'.

The amendment changes the wording to include individuals 'whether resident in India or otherwise', broadening the scope.

The time period in Explanation I has been changed from 'one hundred and eighty two days' to 'one hundred and twenty days'.

Rule 6 has been substituted to allow an OPC to convert into a Private or Public Company (excluding Section 8 companies) by altering its memorandum and articles, increasing the minimum number of members and directors, and complying with capital and other statutory requirements.

No, a One Person Company can be converted into a Private or Public Company, but not a company registered under Section 8 of the Act.




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