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FORM NO. 23A

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FORM NO. 23A

Registration No. of the company ……………. Nominal Capital Rs. ………………….

Paid-up Capital Rs. ……………………

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956

Form of Application to the Central Government for obtaining for the previous approval for Appointment/Continuance of the former Managing Agents or Secretaries and Treasurers

[pursuant to section 204A(1)]

(a) Name of Company||

ii. Address of its registered office ||

ii. Address of the principal office if it is other than the registered office ||

ii. Branches at||

||

(b) (a) Management structure (full list of directors/managing directors/manager/secretary with

particulars of other directorships, if any held by them)||

ii. Details of the existing capital structure||

ii. Turnover (for each of the last three financial years)||

ii. Net profits (for each of the last three financial years)||

||

3. (a) The proposal for which Central Government’s approval is sought including particulars of

remuneration payable and the reasons therefor||

(b) In case of appointment existing as on the date of commencement of the

Companies(Amendment) Act, 1974 particulars of remuneration payable as on the said date||

4. If the proposal is for appointment of former managing agents or secretaries and treasurers:||

(a) Name and status (whether individual, firm or body corporate) of the former managing agents or secretaries and treasurers of the company and business being carried on by them||

(a) (i) In the case of a body corporate, name of the directors (including managing directors and

whole-time directors, if any)|(b) |

ii. In the case of a firm, names of partners||

||

Particulars of remuneration paid to managing agents or secretaries and treasurers during the last year of appointment as such under the company and copy of relevant approval of the Central Government for the said remuneration.||

||

If the proposal is for appointment of an associate of former managing agents or secretaries and treasurers:||

(a) Name and status of such associate and business carried on by the said associate.||

(b) (I) In case of body corporate, name of the directors (including managing directors and

whole-time directors, if any)||

(ii) In case of firm, name of partners. ||

© The date since when the relationship of associate to the managing agents or secretaries and

treasurers existed (bringing out the nature of the association )||

Name of the office, i.e. consultant, adviser, etc.||

Nature of services to be rendered and justification for such appointment or continuance.||

Age, qualification and experience.||

Has the proposal been approved by the company in general meeting ; if so, one copy of the resolution passed should be furnished.||

Declaration: ||

I/We solemnly declare that the fact stated in this application are true to the best of my/our knowledge, information and belief.||

Signature …………………………………|

Designation …………………………………

Dated this ……………………. Day of ……………. 19 …………………

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