(1) No allotment of any of a offered to the public for subscription shall be made unless the amount stated in the as the minimum amount has been subscribed and the sums payable on application for the amount so stated have been paid to and received by the company by cheque or other instrument.
(2) The amount payable on application on every security shall not be less than five per cent of the nominal amount of the security or such other percentage or amount, as may be specified by the by making regulations in this behalf.
(3) If the stated minimum amount has not been subscribed and the sum payable on application is not received within a period of thirty days from the date of issue of the prospectus, or such other period as may be specified by the Securities and Exchange Board, the amount received under sub-section (1) shall be returned within such time and manner
(4) Whenever a company having a share capital makes any allotment of securities, it shall file with the a return of allotment in such manner (Effective from 01-04-2014)
(5) In case of any default under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4), the company and its shall be liable to a penalty, for each default, of one thousand rupees for each day during which such default continues or one lakh rupees, whichever is less.
(i) whole-time director;
(ii) key managerial personnel;
(iii) where there is no key managerial personnel, such director or directors as specified by the Board in this behalf and who has or have given his or their consent in writing to the Board to such specification, or all the directors, if no director is so specified;
(iv) any person who, under the immediate authority of the Board or any key managerial personnel, is charged with any responsibility including maintenance, filing or distribution of accounts or records, authorises, actively participates in, knowingly permits, or knowingly fails to take active steps to prevent, any default;
(v) any person in accordance with whose advice, directions or instructions the Board of Directors of the company is accustomed to act, other than a person who gives advice to the Board in a professional capacity;
(vi) every director, in respect of a contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, who is aware of such contravention by virtue of the receipt by him of any proceedings of the Board or participation in such proceedings without objecting to the same, or where such contravention had taken place with his consent or connivance;
(vii) in respect of the issue or transfer of any shares of a company, the share transfer agents, registrars and merchant bankers to the issue or transfer
24.1.12- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014
12. Fees:-
(1) The documents required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded or any fact or information required or authorised to be registered under the Act shall be submitted, filed, registered or recorded on payment of the fee or on payment of such additional fees as applicable, as mentioned in Table annexed to these rules.
(2) For the purpose of filing the documents or applications for which no e-form is prescribed under the various rules prescribed under the Act,the document or application shall be filed through or along with fees as applicable and in case a single form is prescribed for multiple purpose, the fee shall be paid for each of the purposes contained in the single form.
(3) For the purpose of filing information to sub-clause(60) of section 2 of the Act, such information shall be filled in along with fee as applicable.
Annexure
Table of Fees (pursuant to rule 12 of the Companies (Registration of Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014)
I. Fee for filings etc. under section 403 of the Companies Act, 2013
Table of fees for the documents required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded or for any fact or information required or authorized to be registered under the Act, shall be submitted filed, registered or recorded within the time specified in the relevant provision on payment of fee as prescribed hereunder :-
| (I) In respect of a company having a share capital : | Other than OPCs and Small Companies (in rupees) | OPC and Small Companies (in rupees) |
| 1. (a) For registration of OPC and small companies whose nominal share capital is less than or equal to Rs.10,00,000. | -- | -- |
| (b) For registration of OPC and small companies whose nominal share capital exceed Rs. 10,00,000, , the fee of Rs. 2000 with the following additional fees regulated according to the amount of nominal capital: For every Rs.10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs.10,000 after the first Rs.10,00,000 and up to Rs. 50,00,000. | -- | 200 |
| 2. (a) For registration of a company (other than OPC and small companies) whose nominal share capital is less than or equal to Rs. 10,00,000 at the time of incorporation. | -- | -- |
| (b) For registration of a company (other than OPC and small companies) whose nominal share capital exceed Rs. 10,00,000, the fee of Rs.36,000 with the following additional fees regulated according to the amount of nominal capital : | -- | -- |
| (i) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs 10,000 after the first Rs. 10,00,000 upto Rs. 50,00,000. | 300 | -- |
| (ii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 50,00,000 upto Rs. one crore. | 100 | -- |
| iii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1 crore. | 75 | -- |
| Provided further that where the additional fees, regulated according to the amount of the nominal capital of a company, exceed a sum of rupees two crore and fifty lakh, the total amount of additional fees payable for the registration of such company shall not, in any case, exceed rupees two crore and fifty lakhs. | ||
| 3. For filing a notice of any increase in the nominal share capital of a company, the difference between the fees payable on the increased share capital on the date of filing the notice for the registration of a company and the fees payable on existing authorized capital, at the rates prevailing on the date of filing the notice: | ||
| (a) For OPC and small companies whose nominal share capital does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000. | -- | 2000 |
| (b) For OPC and small companies, for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 10,00,000 and upto Rs. 50,00,000. | -- | 200 |
| Other than OPC and small companies (c) For increase in nominal capital of a company whose nominal share capital does not exceed Rs. 1,00,000. | 5000 | -- |
| (d) For increase in nominal capital of a company whose nominal share capital exceed Rs. 1,00,000, the above fee of Rs. 5,000 with the following additional fees regulated according to the amount of nominal capital : | ||
| (i) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1,00,000 upto Rs. 5,00,000. | 400 | -- |
| (ii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs 10,000 after the first Rs. 5,00,000 upto Rs. 50,00,000. | 300 | -- |
| (iii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 50,00,000 upto Rs. one crore. | 100 | -- |
| (iv) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1 crore. | 75 | -- |
| Provided further that where the additional fees, regulated according to the amount of the nominal capital of a company, exceed a sum of rupees two crore and fifty lakh, the total amount of additional fees payable for the registration of such company shall not, in any case, exceed rupees two crore and fifty lakhs. | ||
| 4. For registration of any existing company, except such companies as are by this Act exempted from payment of fees in respect of registration under this Act, the same fee is charged for registering a new company. | ||
| 5. For submitting, filing, registering or recording any document by this Act required or authorised to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded: | ||
| (a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of less than Rs. 1,00,000. | 200 | |
| (b) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1,00,000 or more but less than Rs.5,00,000. | 300 | |
| (c) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 5,00,000 or more but less than Rs.25,00,000. | 400 | |
| (d) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 25,00,000 or more but less than Rs. 1 crore or more. | 500 | |
| (e) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1 crore or more. Provided that in case of companies to be incorporated with effect from 26.01.2018 with a nominal capital which does not exceed rupees ten lakhs fee shall not be payable. | 600 | |
| 6. For making a record of or registering any fact by this Act required or authorised to be recorded or registered by the Registrar: | ||
| (a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of less than Rs. 1,00,000. | 200 | |
| (b) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1,00,000 or more but less than Rs.5,00,000. | 300 | |
| (c) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 5,00,000 or more but less than Rs.25,00,000. | 400 | |
| (d) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 25,00,000 or more but less than Rs. 1 crore or more. | 500 | |
| (e) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1 crore or more. | 600 | |
| (II) In respect of a company not having a share capital : | ||
| 7. For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, does not exceed 20. | -- | |
| 8. For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, exceeds 20 but does not exceed 200. | 5000 | |
| 9. For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, exceeds 200 but is not stated to be unlimited, the above fee of Rs.5,000 with an additional Rs. 10 for every member after first 200. | ||
| 10. For registration of a company in which the number of members is stated in the articles of association to be unlimited. | 10000 | |
| 11. For registration of any increase in the number of members made after the registration of the company, the same fees as would have been payable in respect of such increase, if such increase had been stated in the articles of association at the time of registration : Provided that no company shall be liable to pay on the whole a greater fee than Rs. 10,000 in respect of its number of members, taking into account the fee paid on the first registration of the company. | ||
| 12. For registration of any existing company except such companies as are by this Act exempted from payment of fees in respect of registration under this Act, the same fee as is charged for registering a new company. | ||
| 13. For filing or registering any document by this Act required or authorized to be filed or registered with the Registrar. Provided that in case of companies to be incorporated with effect from 26.01.2018 whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, does not exceed 20, fee shall not be payable. | 200 | |
| 14. For making a record of or registering any fact by this Act required or authorised to be recorded or registered by the Registrar.] | 200 |
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(a) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1,00,000 upto Rs. 5,00,000 | --- | |
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Provided that where the additional fees, regulated according to the amount of the nominal capital of a company, exceeds a sum of rupees two crore and fifty lakh, the total amount of additional fees payable for the registration of such company shall not, in any case, exceed rupees two crore and fifty lakhs. | --- | |
(a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of up to 1,00,000. | --- | |
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Rs. 5,00,000 or more but less than Rs. 25,00,000 | --- | |
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(a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of up to 1,00,000. | --- | |
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9.For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, exceeds 200 but is not stated to be unlimited, the above fee of Rs.5,000 with an additional Rs. 10 for every member after first 200. | ||
11. For registration of any increase in the number of members made after the registration of the company, the same fees as would have been payable in respect of such increase, if such increase had been stated in the articles of association at the time of registration Provided that no company shall be liable to pay on the whole a greater fee than Rs. 10,000 in respect of its number of members, taking into account the fee paid on the first registration of the company. 12. For registration of any existing company except such companies as are by this Act exempted from payment of fees in respect of registration under this Act, the same fee as is charged for registering a new company. | ||
The above table prescribed for small companies (as defined under section 2(85) of the Act) and one person companies defined under Rule related to Chapter II read with section 2(62) of the Act shall be applicable provided the said company shall remain as said class of company for a period not less than one year from its incorporation.
(1) The above table prescribed for small companies (as defined under section 2(85) of the Act) and one person companies defined under Rule related to Chapter II r/w 2(62) of the Act shall be applicable provided the said company shall remain as said class of company for a period not less than one year from its incorporation.
The above table of fee shall be applicable for any such intimation to be furnished to the Registrar or any other officer or authority under section 159 of the Act, filing of notice of appointment of auditors or Secretarial Auditor or Cost Auditor.
(2) The above table of fee shall be applicable for any such intimation to be furnished to the Registrar or any other officer or authority under section 159 of the Act, filing of notice of appointment of auditors or Secretarial Auditor or Cost Auditor.
The above table of fee and calculation of fee as applicable for increase in authorised capital shall be applicable for revised capital in accordance with sub-section (11) of 233 of the Act, (after setting off fee paid by the transferor company on its authorised capital prior to its merger or amalgamation with the transferee company).
(3) The above table of fee and calculation of fee as applicable for increase in authorised capital shall be applicable for revised capital in accordance with sub-section (11) of 233 of the Act, (after setting off fee paid by the transferor company on its authorised capital prior to its merger or amalgamation with the transferee company).
The above table of fee shall be applicable for filing revised financial statement or board report under section 130 and 131 of the Act.
(4) The above table of fee shall be applicable for filing revised financial statement or board report under section 130 and 131 of the Act.
Following Table of additional fee and higher additional fee (in certain cases) shall be applicable for delay in filing of forms other than for increase in Nominal share capital or forms under section 92/137 of the Act or forms for filing charges.
TABLE
| Sl. No. | Period of delays | Additional fee as a multiple of normal fees | Higher additional fee as a multiple of normal fees (for certain cases) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1. | Upto 15 days (sections 139 and 157) | One time of normal fees | |
| 2. | More than 15 days and upto 30 days (Section 139 and 157) and upto 30 days in remaining forms. | 2 times of normal filing fees | 3 times of normal filing fees |
| 3. | More than 30 days and upto 60 days | 4 times of normal filing fees | 6 times of normal filing fees |
| 4. | More than 60 days and upto 90 days | 6 times of normal filing fees | 9 times of normal filing fees |
| 5. | More than 90 days and upto 180 days | 10 times of normal filing fees | 15 times of normal filing fees |
| 6. | Beyond 180 days | 12 times of normal filing fees | 18 times of normal filing fees |
Note 1: Higher additional fees shall be payable, if there is a delay in filing e-form INC-22, or e-form PAS-3, as the case may be, on two or more occasions, within a period of three hundred and sixty five days from the date of filing of the last such belated e-form for which additional fee or higher additional fee, as the case may be, was payable.
Note 2: Wherever higher additional fee is payable, additional fee shall not be charged.
Note 3: E-form INC-22, or e-form PAS-3, as the case may be, filed prior to the commencement of the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2022 shall not be reckoned for the purposes of determining higher additional fee.
Following Table of additional fee shall be applicable for delay in filing of forms other than for increase in Nominal Share capital or forms under section 92/ 137 of the Act.
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days (Sections 139 and 157) and upto 30 days in remaining forms. | ||
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Note- The belated filing of documents/forms (including increasing in nominal capital and delay caused thereon) which were due to be filed whether in Companies Act, 1956 Act or the Companies Act,2013 Act i.e due for filing prior to notification of these fee rules , the fee payable at the time of actual filing shall be applicable.
B. Following table of additional fees shall be applicable for delays in filing of the forms other than for increase in Nominal Share Capital
Note;- (1)The additional fee shall also applicable to revised financial statement or board’s report under sections 130 and 131 of the Act and secretarial audit report filed by the company secretary in practice under section 204 of the Act.
(2) The belated filing of documents/forms (including increasing in nominal capital and delay caused thereon) which were due to be filed whether in Companies Act, 1956 Act or the Companies Act, 2013 Act i.e due for filing prior to notification of these fee rules , the fee applicable at the time of actual filing shall be applicable. (3) Delay beyond 270 days, the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 403 of the Act may be referred.
C. For increase in authorised capital, the additional fees shall be applicable at the following rates:-
| Delay upto 6 months | Delay beyond 6 months | |
| slab | 2.5 % per month on the fees payable under para I.3 or II.12 of Table A above as the case may be. | 3% per month on the fees payable under para I.3 or II.12 of Table A above as the case may be. |
(1) The above fee table shall also be applicable for delay in filing application with Registrar under sub-section (11) of section 233 of the Act.
For Forms under section 92 or 137:- (i) In case the period within which a document required to be submitted under section 92 or \37 of the Act expires after 30/06/2018, the additional fee mentioned in Table shall be payable –
| Sl. No. | Period of delay | Additional fee payable fin Rs.') |
| 01 | Delay beyond period provided under Section 92(4) of the Act | One Hundred per day |
| 02 | Delay beyond period provided under Section 137 (1) of the Act | One Hundred per day |
(ii) In all other cases where the belated annual returns or balance sheet/financial statement which were due to be filed whether in the companies Act, 1956 or the companies Act, 2013 the following additional fee mentioned in Table shall be payable:-
| Sl. No. | Period of delay | Additional fee payable (in Rs.) upto 30/06/2018 | plus Rs. 100 per day with effect from 1/07 /2018 |
| 1 | upto 30 days | 2 times of normal filing fees |
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| 2 | More than 30 days and upto 60 days | 4 times of normal filing fees |
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| 3 | More than 60 days and upto 90 days | 6 times of normal filing fees |
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| 4 | More than 90 days and upto 180 days | 10 times of normal filing fees |
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| 5 | Beyond 180 days | 12 times of normal filing fees |
Note:(1)The additional fee shall also be applicable to revised financial statement or board’s report under section 130 and 131 of the Act and secretarial audit report filed by the company secretary in practice under section 204 of the Act.
(2) The belated filing of documents/forms (including increasing in nominal capital and delay caused thereon) which were due to be filed whether in Companies Act, 1956 Act or the Companies Act, 2013 Act i.e due for filing prior to notification of these fee rules, the fee payable at the time of actual filing shall be applicable.
(a) charges created or modified before the 2nd November, 2018, and allowed to be filed within a period of three hundred days of such creation or six months from the 2nd November, 2018, as the case may be, the following additional fees shall be payable:-
| Sl.No. | Period of delay | Additional Fee applicable |
| 1. | Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal fees |
| 2. | More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal fees |
| 3. | More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal fees |
| 4. | More than 90 days and up to 180 days | 10 times of normal fees |
| 5. | More than 180 days | 12 times of normal fees |
(b) For the charges created or modified on or after the 2nd November, 2018:-
(A) The following additional fees or advalorem fees, as the case may be, shall be payable up to 31st July, 2019, by all companies:-
| Sl.No. | Period of delay | Additional/Advalorem Fees applicable |
| 1. | Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal fees |
| 2. | More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal fees |
| 3. | More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal fees |
(B) the following additional fees or advalorem fees as the case may be, shall be payable with effect from 1st August, 2019:-
| Sl.No. | Period of delay | Small Companies and One Person Company | Other than Small Companies and One Person Company |
| 1. | Up to 30 days | 3 times of normal fees | 6 times of normal fees |
| 2. | More than 30 days and up to 90 days | 3 times of normal fees plus an ad valorem fee of 0.025 per cent. of the amount secured by the charge, subject to the maximum of one lakh rupees. | 6 times of normal fees, plus an ad valorem fee of 0.05 per cent. of the amount secured by the charge, subject to the maximum of five lakh rupees. |
II. FEE ON APPLICATIONS (including Appeal) made to Central Government under sub-section (2) of Section 459 of the Companies Act, 2013.
| 1 | For Application made | Other than OPCs and Small Companies | OPC and Small Companies |
| (i) | By a company having an authorized share capital of: (a) Upto Rs.25,00,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| b) More than Rs.25,00,000 and upto Rs.50,00,000 | 5,000 | 2,500 | |
| c) More than 50,00,000 and upto Rs. 5,00,00,000 | 10,000 | --- | |
| d) More than Rs. 5,00,00,000 and upto Rs. 10 crores | 15,000 | --- | |
| e) More than Rs. 10 crores | 20,000 | --- | |
| (ii) | By a company limited by guarantee but not having a share capital | 2,000 | --- |
| (iii) | By an Association or proposed company for issue of license under section 8 of the Act | 2,000 | --- |
| (iv) | By a company having a valid license issued under section 8 of the Act | 2,000 | --- |
| (v) | By a foreign company | 5,000 | --- |
| (vi) | Application for allotment of Director Identification Number (DIN) under section 153 of the Act | 500 | 500 [inserted vide Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2016. dated 07/11/2016] |
| (vii)[inserted vide Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2016. dated 07/11/2016] | For surrender of Director Identification Number under rule 11(f) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014 | 1000 | 1000 |
(1) Every application to the Registrar of Companies filed by any person for reservation of name under sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall be accompanied with the fee of Rs. 1,000/-.
(2) For every application made to Regional Director (including appeal) or Registrar of Companies (except specifically stated elsewhere), Table of fees as above shall be applicable. Note: The separate fee schedule shall be prescribed under subsection (2) of section 459 of the Act for applications to be filed before Tribunal.
III. Annual Fee payable by a dormant company under sub-section (5) of section 455 of the Companies Act, 2013.
| 1 | For Application made | Other than OPCs and Small Companies | OPC and Small Companies |
| (i) | By a company having an authorized share capital of (a) Upto Rs.25,00,000 | 2000 | 1000 |
| (b) More than Rs.25,00,000 and upto Rs.50,00,000 | 5000 | 2500 | |
| (c) More than 50,00,000 and upto Rs.5,00,00,000 | 10,000 | --- | |
| d) More than Rs. 5,00,00,000 and upto Rs. 10 crores | 15,000 | --- | |
| e) More than Rs. 10 crores | 20,000 | --- | |
| (ii) | By a company limited by guarantee but not having a share capital | 2,000 | --- |
IV. Fee for Inspection and providing certified copies of documents kept by the Registrar under section 399 of the Act.
(i) Under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 399 of the Act – Rs.100/-
(ii) Under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 399 of the Act
(a) For copy of Certificate of Incorporation – Rs.100/-
(b) For copy or extract of other documents including hard copy of such document on computer readable media – Rs.25 per page.
V. Fee for registration of documents under section 385 of the Act.
Rs.6000/- for each document.
VI. Fees for Removal of Names of Companies from the Registrar of Companies under section 248 (2) of the Act.
Rs.5000/-
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For the current financial (2018-2019), no fee shall be chargeable till , the 31 st August, 2018 and fee of Rs.5000 shall be payable on or after the 1st September, 2018
| (i) Subject to serial number (iii) below, fee payable till the 30th September of every financial year in respect of e-form DIR-3 KYC or DIR-3 KYC-WEB through web service, as the case may be, for the immediate previous financial year. | ------ |
| (ii) Fee payable (in delayed case). | Rs.5000 |
| (iii) Fee payable if the individual failed to file e-form DIR-3 KYC or DIR-3 KYC-WEB through web service,as the case may be, for the immediate previous financial year (in delayed case). | Rs.5000 |
| (i) Fee payable till 15.06.2019 on e -form ACTIVE (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) Note: For the financial year ended on 31st March, 2019, no fee shall be payable in respect of e-form DIR-3 KYC or DIR-3 KYC-WEB through web service till 14th October, 2019. ( Inserted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 30.09.2019.) | ---- (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) |
| (ii) Fee payable (in delayed case). (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) | Rs.10,000 (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) |
INSTRUCTIONS
1.Payment of fees – Except as otherwise provided elsewhere, the table of fees annexed to the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees), Rules 2014, shall be payable in the following head. (1) fees payable to the Registrar in pursuance of the Act or any rule or regulation made or notification issued thereunder shall be paid to the Registrar on any authorized bank by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank of India for credit under the following head, namely : –
| Major Head | Alphanumeric code description | Account Code | Serial Code | Source category check digit |
| 1475 | Other general Economic service Regulation of joint stock companies | 147500105 | 14750006 | 113 |
| (a) Registration fees | 14750010599 | 14750032 | 114 | |
| (b) Filing fees | 14750010598 | 14750033 | 117 | |
| (c) inspection and copying fee | 14750010597 | 14750034 | 112 | |
| (d) other fees | 14750010596 | 14750035 | 119 |
(2) Where application is filed through electronic media or through any other computer readable media, the user may choose any one of the following payment options namely, (i) Credit Card; or (ii) Internet Banking; or (iii) Remittance at the Bank Counter or (iv) any other mode as approved by the Central Government. The requisite fee as specified in Companies (Registration Offices and Fees), Rules 2014 shall be payable through any of the accredited branches of the following Banks.
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Indian Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
(f) Union Bank of India
(3) The fees payable to the Registrars may be paid bank drafts payable at drawn on banks, located at the same city or town as the office of the Registrar :
(4) Where a fee payable to the Registrar is paid through bank drafts as, aforesaid it shall not be deemed to have been paid unless and until the relevant drafts are cashed and the amount credited.
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3.1.11-Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules,2014
11. Refund of Application Money.—
(1) If the stated minimum amount has not been subscribed and the sum payable on application is not received within the period specified therein, then the application money shall be repaid within a period of fifteen days from the closure of the issue and if any such money is not so repaid within such period, the directors of the company who are officers in default shall jointly and severally be liable to repay that money with interest at the rate of fifteen percent per annum.
(2) The application money to be refunded shall be credited only to the bank account from which the subscription was remitted.
3.1.12-Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules,2014
12.Return of Allotment.-
(1) Whenever a company having a share capital makes any allotment of its securities, the company shall, within thirty days thereafter, file with the Registrar a return of allotment in along with the fee as specified in the
(2) There shall be attached to the a list of allottees stating their names, address, occupation, if any, and number of securities allotted to each of the allottees and the list shall be certified by the signatory of the as being complete and correct as per the records of the company.
(3) In the case of securities (not being bonus shares) allotted as fully or partly paid up for consideration other than cash, there shall be attached to the a copy of the contract, duly stamped, pursuant to which the securities have been allotted together with any contract of sale if relating to a property or an asset, or a contract for services or other consideration.
(4) Where a contract referred to in sub-rule (3) is not reduced to writing, the company shall furnish along with the complete particulars of the contract stamped with the same stamp duty as would have been payable if the contract had been reduced to writing and those particulars shall be deemed to be an instrument within the meaning of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), and the Registrar may, as a condition of filing the particulars, require that the stamp duty payable thereon be adjudicated under section 31 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
(5) A report of a registered valuer in respect of valuation of the consideration shall also be attached along with the contract as mentioned in sub-rule (3) and sub-rule (4).
In the case of issue of bonus shares, a copy of the resolution passed in the general meeting authorizing the issue of such shares shall be attached to the
(7) In case the shares have been issued in pursuance of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 62 by a company other than a listed company whose equity shares or convertible preference shares are listed on any recognised stock exchange, there shall be attached to the valuation report of the registered valuer.
Explanation.- Pending notification of sub-section (1) of section 247 of the Act and finalisation of qualifications and experience of valuers, valuation of stocks, shares, debentures, securities etc. shall be conducted by an independent merchant banker who is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India or an independent chartered accountant in practice having a minimum experience of ten years.
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- The Form PAS- 3 has been revised vide MCA Notification dated 20.01.2023. To view the Notification, Click here. To view the revised form, Click here.
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- The Form PAS- 3 has been revised vide MCA Notification dated 20.01.2023. To view the Notification, Click here. To view the revised form, Click here.
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- The Form PAS- 3 has been revised vide MCA Notification dated 20.01.2023. To view the Notification, Click here. To view the revised form, Click here.
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- The Form PAS- 3 has been revised vide MCA Notification dated 20.01.2023. To view the Notification, Click here. To view the revised form, Click here.
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