GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi the 20 January, 2023
G.S.R. (E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 396, 398, 399, 403 and 404 read with 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 (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from 23rd January, 2023.
2. In the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to the said rules),
(A) after rule 8, the following -rule shall be inserted, namely.-
“8A. Signing of forms.- e-forms wherever applicable shall be signed by Insolvency resolution professional or resolution professional or liquidator of companies under insolvency or liquidation, as the case may be, and filed with the Registrar along with the fee as mentioned in Table annexed these rules.”
(B) in the Annexure to the rules, for Form GNL-2, Form GNL-3 and Form GNL-4, the following forms shall be substituted, namely.-
Form No. GNL-2
Form for submission of documents with the Registrar
[Pursuant to the rule 12(2) of the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014]
Form No. GNL-3
Particulars of person(s) charged for the purpose of sub clause (iii) or (iv) of clause 60 of section 2
[Pursuant to the companies Act, 2013 and sub rule (3) of rule12 of the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014]
Form No. GNL-4
Form for filing Addendum for rectification of defects or incompleteness
[Pursuant to Rule 10 of the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014]
[F. No.01/1612013 CL-V (Pt-I)]
(MANOJPANDEY)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Extra ordinary, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 268(E), dated the 31st March, 2014 and subsequently amended, vide G.S.R.12(E) dated the 11th January, 2022.
