MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th February, 2020
G.S.R 128(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend
the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment
Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the 23rd February, 2020.
2. In the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 9, the
following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“9. Reservation of name or change of name.- An application for reservation of name shall be made through the
web service available at www.mca.gov.in by using web service SPICe+ (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating
Company Electronically Plus: INC-32), and for change of name by using web service RUN (Reserve Unique
Name) along with fee as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, which may
either be approved or rejected, as the case may be, by the Registrar, Central Registration Centre after allowing
re-submission of such web form within fifteen days for rectification of the defects, if any, with effect from the
23rd February, 2020.”
3. In the said rules, in rules 10, 12, sub-rule (1) of rule 19, sub-rules (1), (2), (3), (4), (7) and (9) of rule 38, for
the words, letters, figures and brackets,, “Form No INC-32 (SPICe), wherever they occur, the letters, brackets,
words and figures “SPICe+ (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company Electronically Plus: INC-32)”
shall be substituted with effect from the 23rd February, 2020
4. In the said rules, in rule 38, in the marginal heading, for the word, brackets and letters “Electronically
(SPICE)”, the words, brackets and letters “Electronically Plus (SPICE+)” shall be substituted with effect from
the 23rd February, 2020.
5. In the said rules, in rule 38A,-
(i) in the marginal heading, for the words, brackets and letters “and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(EPFO) Registration”, the words, brackets and letters “,Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
Registration and Profession Tax Registration and Opening of Bank Account” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the letters “AGILE”, the letters “AGILE-PRO”, shall be substituted;
(iii) after clause (c), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
“(c) Profession Tax Registration with effect from the 23rd February, 2020
(d) Opening of Bank Account with effect from 23rd February, 2020.”.