Nomenclature of various forms prescribed under the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 being Notified

In order to facilitate easy understanding of the e-forms being rolled out under the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the stakeholders are hereby informed that unlike numbering of various forms under the Companies Act, 1956, forms under the new Act are mandatorily numbered alpha-numeric. Initial of forms is to be started with alphabet of two or three letters based on the subject of the Chapter, followed by serial number of the form. This will define the nature of the forms and would be easy to recognise.

There are total 29 chapters under the Companies Act, 2013. Chapters I and XXIII have been notified but no form is prescribed under these chapters. Following table is the summary of chapter wise nomenclature of forms

Sl. No.	Chapter No.	Particulars of Chapter	Form No. start with	Remarks
01	II	INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO	INC	Alphabet followed by Numeric Number
02	III	PROSPECTUS AND ALLOTMENT OF SECURITIES	PAS
03	IV	SHARE CAPITAL AND DEBENTURES	SH
04	V	ACCETANCE OF DEPOSIT BY COMPANIES	DPT
05	VI	CHARGES	CHG
06	VII	MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION	MGT
07	VIII	DECLARATION ANY PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND	DIV
08	IX	ACCOUNTS OF COMPANIES	AOC
09	X	AUDIT AND AUDITORS	ADT
10	XI	APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS	DIR
11	XII	MEETINGS OF BOARD AND ITS POWERS	MBP
12	XIII	APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF PERSONNEL	MR
13	XXI	COMPANIES AUTHORISED TO REGISTER UNDEDR THIS ACT	URC
14	XXII	COMPANIES INCORPORATED OUTSIDE INDIA	FC
15	XXIV	REGISTRATION OFFICES AND FEES	GNL
16	XXVI	NIDHIS	NDH
17	XXVIII	SPECIAL COURT	MAC
18	XXIX	MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL	ADJ
19	XXIX	MISCELLANEOUS	MSC

The stakeholders are further informed that a separate roll out plan of chapter wise e-forms will be available on the website on or before 31/03/2014. For further details please visit Ministry website www.mca.gov.in.

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Source: Ministry of Corporate Affairs.