[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
\nSection 3, Sub-section (i)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTIFICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Delhi, 19^{th<\/sup> January, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n}

G.S.R. (E) .\u2014 In exercise of the
\npowers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1), sub-section (4) and
\nclause (f) of sub-section (6) of section 149, sub-sections (3) and (4) of
\nsection 150, section 151, sub-section (5) of section 152, section 153, section
\n154, section 157, section 160, sub-section (1) of section 168 and section 170
\nread with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central
\nGovernment hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies
\n(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, namely:-<\/p>\n

1. (1) These rules may be called
\nthe Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules,
\n2015. <\/p>\n

(2) They shall come into force on
\nthe date of their publication in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n

 2. In the Companies (Appointment and
\nQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, in rule 16, the following proviso
\nshall be inserted, namely:-<\/p>\n

“Provided that in case a
\ncompany has already filed Form DIR-12 with the Registrar under rule 15, a
\nforeign director of such company resigning from his office may authorize in
\nwriting a practicing chartered accountant or cost accountant in practice or
\ncompany secretary in practice or any other resident director of the company to
\nsign Form DIR-11 and file the same on his behalf intimating the reasons for the
\nresignation.”. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

[F. No. 01
\n\/9\/2013-CL.V(Part-II)] <\/p>\n

(AMARDEEP SIN BHATIA) <\/p>\n

Joint Secretary to the
\nGovernment of India <\/p>\n

Note.- The principal rules were
\npublished in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
\nSub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 259(E), dated the 31′ March, 2014 and was
\nsubsequently amended by notification number G.S.R. 671 (E), dated the 18th
\nSeptember, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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