Shifting of Registered Office from One State to another State and Rectification of Register of Charges - Simplified Procedures
IN order to simplify the procedures and cut timelines, the Ministry has decided to notify section 8 of the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (1) of 2003 thereby the work relating to confirmation of shifting of registered office from one state to another state and consequent alteration to Memorandum of Association of the company under section 17 of the Companies Act, 1956 shall be shifted from the jurisdiction of Company Law Board to the Central Government.
This work is also being delegated to the respective Registrar of Companies under whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company is situated. The petitions filed with the Company Law Board and pending as on the effective date of notification shall be transferred to respective Registrar of Companies.
Similarly, the work relating to rectification of register of charges under section 141 of the Companies Act, 1956 shall be shifted from the jurisdiction of Company Law Board to the Central Government. Further it has been decided to delegate this work to the respective Registrar of Companies under whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company is situated. The petitions filed with the Company Law Board and pending as on the effective date of notification shall be transferred to respective Registrar of Companies.
MOC General Circulars No. ; Dated: July 25, 2011 and 51/2011, Dated: July 25, 2011