Recent Amendments Notified By MCA To Several Companies Rules And Forms

In furtherance to its earlier announcement regarding the launch of 56 (fifty-six) new forms under the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") has published 12 (twelve) notifications introducing amendments to various rules framed under the Act along with the substitution and omission of some of the old forms under the rules. The amendments relate to the process of filing company forms and information required in these forms, attachment of electronic memorandum of association ("e-MOA") and electronic articles of association ("e-AOA"), additional documents and/or declarations to be annexed with forms etc. The upgraded forms have been launched on the MCA-21 V-3 portal from the date these 12 (twelve) notifications have come into effect i.e., January 23, 2023. The impacted rules and the company forms substituted and/or omitted under these notifications are listed as under: