Updates & Amendments

Relaxation on levy of additional fees & relaxation of time in filing of certain Forms

Relaxation on levy of additional fees in filing of certain Forms  MCA vide General circular no. 11/2021 dated 30th June, 2021 decided to grant additional time up to 31st August, 2021 to Companies/LLPs to file forms under the Companies Act, 2013/ LLP Act, 2008 (other than CHG-I Form, CHG-4 Form and CHG-9 Form) which were/are …

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Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA)

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2017: Vide its notification dated February 28, 2017, the MCA has amended the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. Various forms (IEPF-3/ 5/ 6) and Rules 2/ 3/ 6/ 7 of the IEPF Authority (Accounting, …

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Investments by FPIs in corporate debt securities RBI on October 24, 2016, had amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Twelfth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 through a Gazette notification to permit FPIs to invest in unlisted corporate debt and securitised debt instruments. Thereafter, RBI vide circular RBI/2016-17/138 …

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Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA)

A. Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2017 On 25th January, 2017, the Central Government of India, in exercise of powers conferred under section 469 read of the Companies Act, 2013 has notified the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2017. Such rules have been made effective from 30th January 2017. Under the above-mentioned rules following changes have been …

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

A. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 On 12th January 2017, SEBI has issued a notification amending the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014. Under the said notification following changes have been made: Regulation 21 – Investment restrictions: Sub-regulation 1(a) – for the words “Securities in the primary and …

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Reserve bank of India (RBI)

A. Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Fifteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 Vide its notification dated January 10, 2017, RBI has made the following amendments to the in the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000: Regulation 2 – …

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Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA)

Commencement notification dated 07.12.2016On 07th December, 2016, the Central Government of India, in exercise of powers conferred under sub-section 3 of section 1 of the Companies Act, 2013, notified the following sections of the Companies Act, which are made effective from 15th December, 2016. Sections Notified Sections Notified Section 2(23) Section 7(7) (c)&(d ) Section …

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

SEBI (Portfolio Manager) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016Vide notification issued by SEBI dated 02nd January, 2017, a new chapter on “Eligible Fund Managers” and new schedule in relation to “Declarations for Eligible Fund Managers” were inserted governing Portfolio Managers.The provisions of the above mentioned new chapter shall apply to eligible fund managers exclusively, pertaining to their activities …

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Reserve bank of India (RBI)

Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016: On 02nd January, 2017, RBI in exercise of powers conferred under section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, inserted the following after Clause (vi), sub regulation (2) of Regulation 6 of Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Any …

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