Would you like if the name of your company is not of your choice? Would you like if the name of your company is alphanumeric beyond your control?
New Rule 33A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 may create such a possibility. The root of the new rule is under Section 16 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Section 16, till this notification, was one of the marginalized provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ignored by consultants and companies alike.
Continue readingUPDATE: on 30th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
After reading my posts on Formation of a Company and Alteration of Memorandum and Articles, few readers suggested that I should cover provisions related to names in one place. I will discuss these provisions here along with provisions related to conversion of company from one class to another.
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UPDATE: on 30th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
Section 3, 4 and 5 of the Companies Bill, 2012 Act 2013
In my last post, I discussed definition of companies and classes.
FORMATION OF COMPANY (SECTION 3):
A company may be formed for any lawful purpose by:
(a) Seven or more persons as public company;
(b) Two or more persons as private company;
(c) One person as One Person Company
By subscribing names to a memorandum and complying other requirements.
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