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Section 12(3)(c ) of the Companies Act, 2013
which comes into effect from 1st April, 2014
provides that
(3) Every company shall—
(c) get its name, address of its registered office
and the Corporate Identity Number along with
telephone number, fax number, if any, e-mail
and website addresses, if any, printed in all its
business letters, billheads, letter papers and in
all its notices and other official publications;
and (d) have its name printed on hundies,
promissory notes, bills of exchange and such
other documents as may be prescribed:
Provided that where a company has changed its
name or names during the last two years, it shall
paint or affix or print, as the case may be, along
with its name, the former name or names so
changed during the last two years as required
under clauses (a) and (c):
Important Changes
The Corporate Identity Number which is a 21
digit number allotted by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs – this needs to be now printed in the
company letter heads/ invoices and any other
official documents of the company.
Where there is a change in the name of the
company during the last two years then the
former name shall also be mentioned along with
the current name. It can be mentioned as
“erstwhile XYZ Private Limited” in brackets under
the new name. The period for which the old
name should be mentioned is not specifically
stated, but from the language one would infer
that it is a requirement for two years.
The old name should also be mentioned in the
name plates which is required to be prominently
affixed outside the registered office of the
company.
So all companies are requested to
please start complying with this new
requirement from 1st April, 2014
onwards.
Name plate...old name to be written is compulsory if it changed before 2 years
which comes into effect from 1st April, 2014
provides that
(3) Every company shall—
(c) get its name, address of its registered office
and the Corporate Identity Number along with
telephone number, fax number, if any, e-mail
and website addresses, if any, printed in all its
business letters, billheads, letter papers and in
all its notices and other official publications;
and (d) have its name printed on hundies,
promissory notes, bills of exchange and such
other documents as may be prescribed:
Provided that where a company has changed its
name or names during the last two years, it shall
paint or affix or print, as the case may be, along
with its name, the former name or names so
changed during the last two years as required
under clauses (a) and (c):
Important Changes
The Corporate Identity Number which is a 21
digit number allotted by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs – this needs to be now printed in the
company letter heads/ invoices and any other
official documents of the company.
Where there is a change in the name of the
company during the last two years then the
former name shall also be mentioned along with
the current name. It can be mentioned as
“erstwhile XYZ Private Limited” in brackets under
the new name. The period for which the old
name should be mentioned is not specifically
stated, but from the language one would infer
that it is a requirement for two years.
The old name should also be mentioned in the
name plates which is required to be prominently
affixed outside the registered office of the
company.
So all companies are requested to
please start complying with this new
requirement from 1st April, 2014
onwards.
Name plate...old name to be written is compulsory if it changed before 2 years
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