Amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules to provide that JV, WOS and dormant unlisted public companies need not have independent directors

1. [To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
Section (i)l
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
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New Delhi, the S fuly, 2017
G.S.R,
-(E).-
In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to
sub-section (1), sub-section (4), clause (f) of sub-section (6) of section'1.49, sub-
sections (3) and (4) of section 150, section 151, sub-section (5) of section 152,
section 153, section 154, section 157, section 160, sub-section (1) of section 158 and
section 170 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 (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Appointment and Qualification
of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014
(hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), rule 4 shall be numbered as sub-
rule (1) and after sub-rule (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-rule shall be
inserted namely :-
"(2) The following classes of unlisted public company shall not be covered under
sub-rule (1), namely:-
(a) a joint venture;
(b) a wholly owned subsidiary; and
(c) a dormant company as defined under section 455 of the Act.".
3. In the principal rules, in the Annexure, for Form DIR-S, the following Form
shall be substituted, namely:-

2. o Hindl
Refer the Instructlon kit for filing the form.
1. *Name of the DIN holder
(a) First name
(b) Last name
(c) Middle name
2. rFathe/s name
Photograph
of the DIN
holder
(a) First name
(b) l-ast name
(c) Middle name
3. *Reason for surrender of DIN
o Having multiple DlNs
o DIN was obtained in a wrongful manner or by fraudulent means
o Death ofthe concerned individual
o Concerned individual is declared as a person of unsound mind by a competent court
o Concerned individual has been adjudicated as insolvent
o Concerned individual is/was not associated with any company/LlP
4. *Whether DIN holder is retaining any DIN o Yes O
The number of oldest DIN which is being retained
(Note: DIN being retained will replace all the other DlNs for which surrender application is filed by
the userl
5, *Specify the number of DIN(s) being surrendered by the applicant
*Particulars of the DIN(s) being surrendered
No
FORM DIR-s
lPursuant to section 153 of the Companies
Act, 2013 and rule 11 of the Companies
(Appointment and Qualification of Faiq qqt
Directors) Rules, 20141
Application for surrender of
Director ldentification
Number

3. 6. (a) *Contact number of the applicant
(b) *e-mail lD of the applicant
(c) Other information, if any, which the applicant intends to submit with regard to this application
7. (a) *Whether the application is being digitally signed by the holder of DIN himself o Yes o No
(b) *Particulars of the applicant
(i) Name
(ii) Relation with the DIN holder
(ili) DIN ofthe applicant (ifany)
(iv) PAN
Attachments
(1) *Proof of identity of the applicant;
(2) *Proof of residence of the applicanU
(3) Affidavit including declaration that retained
DIN will be uDdated with allassociated
CIN/LLPIN;
Copy of court order declaring DIN holder as
insolvent/unsound mind
Copy of death certificate
Optional Attachment-if any.
List of attachments
ffi;-l
WT*l
ffi--."|
ffiG;t
Ml];.l
Ktr;t
(4)
(s)
(6)
Declaration
tr +l hereby declare that tnformation and other particulars given in this form are true and correct.
! | further declare that I have never been appointed as director/designated partner in any
company/llP and the DIN has never been used for filing of any document with any authority.
*To be digitally signed by
*Name
+
DIN/PAN
Certificate by practicing professional
! *l declare that I have been duly engaged for the purpose of certification of this form.
! *l have satisfied about the identitv of the based on perusal of the nal of the

4. attached document.
Note: In case where the applicant is residing outside India the particulars have to be verified from the
documents duly attested by the attesting authority as prescribed.
*l have gone through the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder for the
subject matter of this form and matters incidental thereto and I have verified the above particulars
(including attachment(s)) from the original records maintained by the applicant which is subject
matter of this form and found them to be true, correct and complete and no information material to
this form has been suppressed.
*l further certlfy that all the requlred attachments have been completely and legibly attached to this
form and it is understood that I shall be liable for action under Section 449 of the Comoanies Act.
2013 for wrong certification, if any found at any stage.
+To be digitally signed by
i,=qist*:
o Chartered accountant (in whole-time practice) or
tr Cost accountant (in whole-time practice) or
o Company secretary (in whole-time practice)
*Whether associate or fellow o Associate o Fellow
*Membershio number Certificate of Practice number
Note: Attention is also drawn to provisions of section 448 and 449 which provide for punishment for
false statement and false evidence,
For office use only :
eForm Sewice request number {SRN)
Digilal signature of the authorising ofiicer
This e-Form ls hereby approved
This e-Fom is hereby rejected
Date ofsEning
lF . N o,1. /,22 / 2013-CL-VI
;] j+-o7-l>o7--
(Amardeep Sirigh Bhatia)
Toint Secretarv to the Government of India

5. Note:-The principal rules were published in the Gazette of lndia,
Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) oide number G.S.R. 259(E) dated
the 31't March, 2014 and were subsequently amended uide mmber G.S.R. 671(E)
dated the 18m September, 2014 and G.S.R. 42(E) dated the lptttJanuary, 2015.

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