MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th August, 2022

G.S.R. 658(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 248 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 (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016 , namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Second Amendment Rules, 2022.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016, -

(a) in Form No. STK-1, in paragraph (1), for the brackets and words “(tick whichever is applicable)” , the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"? the company is not carrying on any business or operations, as revealed after the physical verification carried out under sub-section (9) of section 12.

(tick whichever is applicable)”;

(b) in Form STK-5, in paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (iii) and before the long line, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

"(iv) the following companies are not carrying on any business or operations, as revealed after the physical verification carried out under sub-section (9) of section 12.

M/s. ______________________________ (indicate names of companies)

M/s. ______________________________";

(c) in Form No. STK-5A, in paragraph 1, for the brackets and words “[Strike off whichever is not applicable]”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(iv) are not carrying on any business or operations, as revealed after the physical verification carried out under sub-section (9) of section 12.

[Strike off whichever is not applicable]”.

[F. No. 1/28/2013-CL-V(Part-III)]

MANOJ PANDEY, Jt. Secy.

Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 of Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1174(E), dated the 26th December, 2016 and amended, vide notification numbers G.S.R 355(E), dated the 12th April, 2017 , G.S.R 350(E) dated the 8th May, 2019, G.S.R 420(E), dated the 29th June, 2020 and G.S.R. 436(E), dated the 9th June, 2022.