Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 and Companies (Registration offices and fees) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2019

MCA via its notification dated July 25, 2019, amends the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 w.r.t KYC of every individual who holds DIN as on 31st March of a financial year. As per these rules: 1.  E-form DIR-3 KYC is to be filed in the following cases: A.  If an individual who holds DIN, filing his/her KYC details for the first time; B.  If already filed KYC once, but DIN holder wants to update*email ID & mobile no. provided with MCA. 2. Web service DIR-3-KYC-WEB is to be filed where DIN holder only verifies the details already filed in earlier KYC and no update is required. The last date for filing e-form DIR-3-KYC or web-form DIR-3 KYC-WEB for a financial year is September 30, 2019. After the due date, MCA will levy a penalty of Rs. 5,000 *For updating other details (e.g. Address), the director needs to file form DIR-6 first

http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/ThirdAmendRules_25072019.pdf and http://mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/FourthAmedRules_25072019.pdf