Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2018

Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Notification

New Delhi, dated, 05.07.2018

G.S.R.  (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 and section 74 read with sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India , hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force on 15 August, 2018

2. In the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014

(a) in rule 4, in sub-rule (1), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -

“Provided further that a certificate of the statutory auditor of the company shall be attached in Form DPT-1, stating that the company has not committed default in the repayment of deposits or in the payment of interest on such deposits accepted either before or after payment of interest on such deposits accepted either before or after the commencement of the Act and in case a company had committed a default in the repayment of deposits accepted either before or after the commencement of the Act or in the payment of interest on such deposits, a certificate of the statutory auditor of the company shall be attached in Form DPT-1, stating that the company had made good the default and a period of five years has lapsed since the date of making good the default as the case may be.”;

(b) rule 5 shall be omitted;

(c) in rule 13, for the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“Provided that the amount remaining deposited shall not at any time fall below twenty per cent. of the amount of deposits maturing during the financial year.”;

(d) in rule 14, in sub-rule (1), clause (k) shall be omitted;

(e) in the Annexure,-

i) for Form DPT-1, the following Form shall be substituted , namely:-

“FORM DPT-1

CIRCULAR OR CIRCULAR IN THE FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT INVITING DEPOSITS

[Pursuant to section 73 (2)(a) and section 76 and rule 4(1) and 4(2) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 ]

The circular or circular in the form of advertisement shall contain the following:

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

(a) Name, address, website and other contact details of the company;

(b) Date of incorporation of the company;

(c) Business carried on by the company and its subsidiaries with the details of branches or units, if any;

(d) Brief particulars of the management of the company;

(e) Names, addresses, DIN and occupations of the directors;

(f) Management’s perception of risk factors;

(g). Details of default, including the amount involved, duration of default and present status, in repayment of –

(i) statutory dues;

(ii) debentures and interest thereon;

(iii) loan from any bank or financial institution and interest thereon.

2. PARTICULARS OF THE DEPOSIT SCHEME

(a) Date of passing of board resolution;

(b) Date of passing of resolution in the general meeting authorizing the invitation of such deposits;

(c) Type of deposits, i.e., whether secured or unsecured;

(d) Amount which the company can raise by way of deposits as per the Act and the rules made thereunder, and the aggregate of deposits actually held on the last day of the immediately preceding financial year and on the date of issue of the Circular or advertisement and amount of deposit proposed to be raised and amount of deposit repayable within the next twelve months;

(e) Terms of raising of deposits : Duration, Rate of interest, mode of payment and repayment;

(f) Proposed time schedule mentioning the date of opening of the Scheme and the time period for which the circular or advertisement is valid;

(g) Reasons or objects of raising the deposits;

(h) Credit rating obtained; Name of the Credit Rating Agencies, Rating obtained, Meaning of the rating obtained, Date on which rating was obtained;

(i) Short particulars of the charge created or to be created for securing such deposits, if any;

(j) Any financial or other material interest of the directors, promoters or key managerial personnel in such deposits and the effect of such interest in so far as it is different from the interests of other persons.

3. DETAILS OF ANY OUTSTANDING DEPOSITS

(a) Amount Outstanding;

(b) Date of acceptance;

(c) Total amount accepted;

(d) Rate of interest;

(e) Total number of depositors;

(f) Default, if any, in repayment of deposits and payment of interest thereon, if any, including number of depositors, amount and duration of default involved;

(g) Any waiver by the depositors, of interest accrued on deposits.

4. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY

(a) Profits of the company, before and after making provision for tax, for the three financial years immediately preceding the date of issue of circular or advertisement;

(b) Dividends declared by the company in respect of the said three financial years; interest coverage ratio for last three years (Cash profit after tax plus interest paid or interest paid) ;

(c) A summary of the financial position of the company as in the three audited balance sheets immediately preceding the date of issue of circular or advertisement;

(d) Audited Cash Flow Statement for the three years immediately preceding the date of issue of circular or advertisement;

(e) Any change in accounting policies during the last three years and their effect on the profits and the reserves of the company.

5. A DECLARATION BY THE DIRECTORS THAT-

(a) the company has not defaulted in the repayment of deposits accepted either before or after the commencement of the Act or payment of interest on such deposits and where a default had occurred, the company made good the default and a period of five years had lapsed since the date of making good the default;

(b) the board of directors have satisfied themselves fully with respect to the affairs and prospects of the company and that they are of the opinion that having regard to the estimated future financial position of the company, the company will be able to meet its liabilities as and when they become due and that the company will not become insolvent within a period of one year from the date of issue of the circular or advertisement;

(c) the company has complied with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder;

(d) the compliance with the Act and the rules does not imply that repayment of deposits is guaranteed by the Central Government;

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