{"id":13838,"date":"2018-08-25T11:04:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T11:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/?p=13838"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:39:50","slug":"companies-third-amendment-rules-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/companies-third-amendment-rules-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2018"},"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 class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/companies-third-amendment-rules-2018\/#Introduction_to_Appointment_of_Directors\" title=\"Introduction to Appointment of Directors\">Introduction to Appointment of Directors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/companies-third-amendment-rules-2018\/#Amendments_to_Appointment_and_Qualification_of_Directors\" title=\"Amendments to Appointment and Qualification of Directors\">Amendments to Appointment and Qualification of Directors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_to_Appointment_of_Directors\"><\/span><strong>Introduction to Appointment of Directors<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Corporate Affairs\u00a0 (MCA) introduced the Companies( Appointment of Directors) rules in the year 2014 on March 31st.\u00a0 These rules were implemented in accordance with rules in the Companies Act, 2013 and in the suppression of the Companies Act of 1956. The rules laid down the foundation for defining the provisions for <a href=\"https:\/\/companyregistrationonline.in\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-director-identification-number\/\" rel=\"noopener\">acquiring DIN<\/a>(Director&#8217;s Identification Number), Provisions for female members of the board, qualifications for a director. The founding laws also dictated the provisions of Small Shareholder&#8217;s Director, Consent to be a director and the procedure for application for allotment of Director Identification number along with its respective forms.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amendments_to_Appointment_and_Qualification_of_Directors\"><\/span>Amendments to Appointment and Qualification of Directors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On the 12th of June, the MCA through a notification made an amendment to the existing rules.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment aims at scraping the old forms DIR-3 and DIR-6 and substitutes them with forms DIR-03 and DIR-06 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a director and you haven&#8217;t filed DIR-3 e-KYC, it is recommended to file the e-form before 1st of September since the government has imposed heavy <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/penalty-non-filing-dir-3-kyc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">penalty on non-filing of DIR-3 KYC. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can refer the official Notification from the Ministry below to read about the amendment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GOVERNMENT OF INDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NOTIFICATION <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">New Delhi, 12th June 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>G.S.R. 558(E).<\/strong>\u2013 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 149 and 168 of read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 ( 18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, namely:-<\/p>\n<p>1.(1) these rules may be called the <strong>Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>2. In the Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, in the annexure, (i) for form DIR-3, the following form shall be substituted;-<\/p>\n<p>(i) for form DIR-3, the following form shall be substituted;-<\/p>\n<p>Form DIR-03<\/p>\n<p>(ii) for form DIR-6, the following form shall be substituted;<\/p>\n<p>Form DIR-06<\/p>\n<p>F.No.01\/22\/2013 CL-V (Pt-III)]<\/p>\n<p>K.V.R.Murty, Joint Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Note:\u2014The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number <strong>G.S.R. 259(E), dated the 31St March, 2014<\/strong> and subsequently amended vide the following notifications:-<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 155px;\" width=\"536\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99\">Serial Number<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">Notification Number<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Notification Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">G.S.R. 671(E)<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">18.09.2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">G. S. R. 42(E)<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">19.01.2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99\">3.<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">G.S.R. 839(E)<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">05.07.2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99\">4.<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">G.S.R. 51 (E)<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">22.01.2018.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99\">5.<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">G.S.R. 431 (E)<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">07.05.2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As a director with many responsibilities, it can be a challenging task to keep up with the laws and legalities which are undergoing constant change and evolution. Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">blog<\/span><\/a> to stay up to date on the latest on the laws for directors.<\/p>\n<p>Need help with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/dir-3-kyc\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">DIR-3 KYC registration<\/span><\/a>? 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