{"id":13310,"date":"2018-07-31T11:37:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/?p=13310"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:14:37","slug":"amendment-rules-notified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies Amendment Act  2017- Summary of Rules Amended"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Meetings_of_Board_and_its_Powers_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules 2018\">Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Audit_and_Auditors_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Prospectus_and_Allotment_of_securities_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of securities) Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of securities) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Appointment_and_Qualification_of_Directors_Second_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Share_Capital_and_Debentures_Second_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Second Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Second Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Registration_Offices_and_Fees_Second_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Specification_of_Definitions_Details_Amendment_Rules_2018\" title=\"Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/amendment-rules-notified\/#Companies_Meetings_of_Board_and_its_Powers_Amendment_Rules_2018-2\" title=\"Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2018\">Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span><strong>Introduction<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Recently Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified various Sections of Companies Amendment Act, 2017 to further amend Companies Act, 2013.\u00a0This article provides an overview of the consequential amendment rules made in the corresponding Rules as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of securities) Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Second Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To\u00a0go through the Summary of Sections notified by MCA read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/companies-amendment-act-2017-sections-notified\/\">Summary of Sections Notified Under Companies Amendment Act 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under the 2013 Act, Company could give loan\/guarantee or provide any Security in connection with the loan to any person\/other body corporate that exceeds 60 per cent of its paid-up share capital, free reserves and securities premium account or 100 per cent of its free reserves and securities premium account or 100 percents of its free reserves and securities premium account, whichever is more, only if a special resolution is passed.<\/p>\n<p>The Amendment Act, 2017 clarifies that the companies cannot give loan\/guarantee or provide any security to any person\/other body corporate in excess of the specified limit. However, in a case where the aggregate of the loans or investment made, guarantee given or security provided together with the proposed loan\/guarantee\/security exceed the specified limit, a special resolution would be required to provide any investment\/loan\/guarantee or security.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it is clarified that the company is allowed to give a loan to its employees in excess of the specified limits without passing a special resolution. Similarly, the requirement of Special Resolution would not be applicable in cases where a loan, guarantee, or security is provided to the company&#8217;s wholly owned subsidiary or a joint venture, or the company acquires the securities of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Meetings_of_Board_and_its_Powers_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/CompaniesBoardsPowersRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 429 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this relation the\u00a0Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 is amended to provide that the special resolution should specify the total amount up to which the Board of Directors are authorized to provide such loans or guarantee, security or acquire shares of other Companies.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that definition of an investment company has been modified to provide that a company would be deemed to be principally engaged in the business of acquisition of shares, debentures or other securities if its:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assets in the form of investment in shares, debentures or other securities constitute not less than 50 percent of its total assets, or<\/li>\n<li>Its income derived from investment business constitutes less than 50 percent as a proportion of its gross income.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Audit_and_Auditors_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/AuditAuditorsRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 432 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently, under the 2013 Act, Companies are required to appoint their auditors for a period of five years which is subject to annual ratification by the shareholders at the annual general meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Amendment Act, 2017 has removed this requirement of annual ratification once the auditors have been appointed for five years. The provision with respect to the annual ratification has been removed from Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules 2014 as well.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Prospectus_and_Allotment_of_securities_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of securities) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/CompaniesProspectusRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 430 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Amendment Act, 2017 empowers SEBI to prescribe the contents of a prospectus. Accordingly, a public company is not required to provide certain details in the prospectus such as names and addresses of its registered office, dates of the opening and closing of the issue, its capital structure, and auditor&#8217;s report on the company&#8217;s profits\/losses and liabilities. Therefore, these clauses have been omitted through the Amendment Act, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Similar provisions have been removed from the Companies (prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Appointment_and_Qualification_of_Directors_Second_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/AppointmentDirectorsRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 431 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>None of the relatives of an independent director, for the purposes of sub-clauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (d) of sub-section (6) of section 149:<\/p>\n<p>(i) is indebted to the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or their promoters, or directors; or<\/p>\n<p>(ii) has given a guarantee or provided any security in connection with the indebtedness of any third person to the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or their promoters, or directors of such holding company, for an amount of <em>fifty lakhs rupees<\/em>, at any time during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year.<\/p>\n<p>The Amendment Act 2017 makes the filling of resignation by Director in Form DIR-11 to RoC, within 30 days as optional.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Share_Capital_and_Debentures_Second_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Second Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/CompaniesShareCapitalRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 434 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rule is amended to provide that the share certificates are required to be signed by two directors (any two directors of the company) or a director (any director of the company) and a company secretary, where appointed.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Registration_Offices_and_Fees_Second_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/CompaniesOfficesFeesRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 435 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Amendment Provided that Registrar shall allow fifteen days\u2019 time for re-submission in case of reservation of a name through web service \u2013 RUN for rectifications of defects if any.<\/p>\n<p>Further Amendments are bought under Section 403 of the Companies Act, with prescribed additional fees for sub-item B and D.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Specification_of_Definitions_Details_Amendment_Rules_2018\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/CompaniesSpecificationRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 433 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Definitions of the following terms are explained in the Amended version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant influence<\/li>\n<li>Joint Venture<\/li>\n<li>Subsidiary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Companies_Meetings_of_Board_and_its_Powers_Amendment_Rules_2018-2\"><\/span><strong>Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Official Notification by Ministry of Corporate Governance-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/Ministry\/pdf\/CompaniesBoardsPowersRules_07052018.pdf\">G.S.R. 429 (E)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 to provide that the Special Resolution should specify the total amount up to which the Board of Directors are authorized to provide such loan on a guarantee, security or acquire shares of other companies.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to talk to our experts at +91\u00a0<span class=\"menu-text\">8750048585 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/\">visit our website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/private-limited-company-registration\/\">register here\u00a0<\/a>for any kind of assistance regarding your Company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Recently Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified various Sections of Companies Amendment Act, 2017 to further amend Companies Act, 2013.\u00a0This article provides an overview of the consequential amendment rules made in the corresponding 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