The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on February 14, 2024, issued the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2024 to further amend the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014.
The following amendments have been stated:
After rule 10, the following rule has been inserted, namely:-
"10A. Central Processing Center. (1) The Registrar of the Central Processing Center established under sub-section (1) of section 396 shall examine or cause to be examined every application or e-Form or document required or authorised to be filed or delivered as provided under sub-rule (3), for approval, registration or taking on record by the Registrar.
(2) The Registrar shall take a decision on the application, e-forms or documents within thirty days from the date of its filing excluding the cases in which an approval of the Central Government or the Regional Director or any other competent authority is required.
(3) The provisions of sub-rule (2) to (5) of rule 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to the examination of application, e-Forms or documents under this rule.
(4) The Registrar of the Central Processing Center shall exercise jurisdiction all over India in respect of the examination of the application, e-Forms or documents, provided in the Table.
(5) In case multiple applications, e-Forms or documents are filed at a time under sub-rule (4), then all the applications, e-Forms or documents shall be examined and decided by the Registrar of the Central Processing Center.
(6) Nothing in this rule shall confer any power on the Registrar of the Central Processing Center under section 399 of the Act in case of applications, e- Forms or documents filed under sub-rule (4), and the Registrar having territorial jurisdiction shall continue to exercise his powers under the said section.".
They shall come into force with effect from February 16, 2024.
Kindly find the Table attached to the document below.
[Notification No. 01/16/2013 CL-V (Pt-I)]
