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Central Government hereby extends the period of tenure of Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, as Chief Executive Officer (Additional Charge) in the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority for a further period of one year with effect from the 1st November, 2016 or till further orders, whichever is earlier.
The MCA came through Notification dated 5th September, 2016 effective from 7th September, 2016 rules for IEPF such rules called Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016.
Various representations have been received from Companies for simplification of transfer process of shares under Investor Education & Protection Fund (Accounting. Audit. Transfer. and Refund) Rules, 2016. notified on 05.09.2016.
Companies depositing amounts to IEPF under section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 to :- (i) generate challan online only (ii) file form IEPF-1 mentioning the SRN No. of challan (online mode only).
Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (“Authority”) shall manage the IEPF which is credited mainly from unpaid Dividend which remains unpaid or unclaimed for a period of Seven years or more lying in Unpaid Dividend Account of the Company and also all amount payable as mentioned in clause (a) to (n) of subsection (2) of Section 125 of the Act.
Once dividend transferred in Dividend Account but not has not been claimed by the shareholder within 30 days of declaration of dividend. The Company shall transfer such unpaid amount within 37 days from the date of declaration in a special account ‘Unpaid Dividend Account’.
Summary iof Form Name, Applicable rule & Section, Old Form No., Purpose of New form and Due Date for filing the form under recently notified Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016.
As a onetime measure, for companies with due date for filing of the form 1- INV falling between the period 25th March 2016 to 6th September, 2016, the companies may file the form IEPF- 1 without additional fees on or before 06.10.2016.
S.O. 2866(E) Central Government hereby appoints 7th September, 2016 as the date on which the provisions of section 124, sub-sections (1) to (4), (6) [with respect to the manner of administration of the Investor Education and Protection Fund] and (8) to (11) of section 125 of the said Act shall come into force.
These rules may be called Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Appointment of Chairperson and Members, holding of meetings and provision for offices and officers) Amendment Rules, 2016.
