The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released the Company (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2021 in order to further make amendments to the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. Read the official notification and the changes made, below:
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2021
G.S.R. (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 134 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 (Accounts) Rules, 2014, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2021.
2. In the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, in proviso to sub-rule (1) of rule 3, for the figures, letters and words "1st day of April, 2021", the figures, letters and words "1st day of April, 2022" shall be substituted.
[F. No. 1/19/2013-CL-V-Part III]
K.V.R. Murty
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number G.S.R. 239(E), dated 31st March, 2014 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 205(E), dated the 24th March, 2021.