The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has decided to permit the issuance of equity, preference shares under the government route of the foreign direct investment scheme for some categories vide its A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.74 Dated- June 30, 2011. Circular specifies that Payments should be made directly by the foreign investor to the company. Payments made through third parties citing the absence of a bank account or similar such reasons will not be eligible for issuance of shares towards FDI.
IRDA had earlier required that portability of health insurance policies across non-life insurance companies including stand alone health insurance companies would be introduced with effect from 1st July, 2011. The modalities of such portability to be effective and consumer friendly have been discussed with the non-life insurers in the country.
Transfer by way of sale of shares of a JV / WOS – An Indian Party, without prior approval of the Reserve Bank, may transfer by way of sale to another Indian Party which complies with the provisions of Regulation 6 of FEMA Notification 120/RB-2004 dated July 7, 2004 or to a person resident outside India, any share or security held by it in a JV or WOS outside India subject to the following conditions:
Was issued allocating a quantity of 19 lakh bales of cotton for export among 928 applicants for registration of contracts. In terms of Note (i) of Registration Certificate, the exporters who have got Registration Certificates from the four Zonal offices of DGFT at CLA Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata & Chennai and DGFT(HQ) were required to submit the proof of shipments within 10 days of last shipment.
NOTIFICATION G.S.R. 475(E) [NO. 1/2011-AAR], In exercise of the powers conferred by section 28M of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), section 23H of the Central Exercise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 96H of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Authority for Advance Rulings (Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax) hereby makes the following amendment in the Authority for Advance Rulings (Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax) Procedure Regulations, 2005, namely:—
ORDER NO. 5/FT&TR/2011 [F.NO. 500/15/2011-FTD-1], DATED 27-6-2011 -In partial modification of Order No. 4/FT&TR/2011, and in exercise of powers conferred under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Board hereby constitutes the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) comprising of three Commissioners of Income-tax/Directors of Income-tax as Members of DRP-II at Delhi, who shall perform such duties in addition to their regular duties with immediate effect and until further order:
Proposed guidelines for conversion of section 25 company (non profit company) to an ordinary company under Companies Act, 1956. – The Ministry has been receiving representation from various stakeholders to develop a procedure under Companies Act, 1956 for conversion of section 25 company (non-profit company) to an ordinary company because there are a number of section 25 companies which have not done any activity after obtaining license under section 25 or have stopped such activities, and now want to convert themselves as an ordinary company.
Proposed guidelines for strike off name u/section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956 of companies (non profit companies) which have been granted license u/s 25 of Companies Act, 1956 By 15th July – The Ministry has been receiving representation from various stakeholders to develop a procedure for strike off name under section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956 of companies (non profit companies) which have been granted license under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. There are a number of section 25 companies which have not done any activity after obtaining license under section 25 or have stopped such activities, and now want to strike off their name under section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Notification No. 41/2011 – Consulting engineers to pay service tax on receipt basis – With effect from 1 July 2011, the Point of Taxation in respect of individuals or proprietary firms or partnership firms providing ‘consulting engineer services’, shall be date on which payment is received or made.
Notification No.41/2011-Customs (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.36/2011-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated the 27th May, 2011 vide number S.O.1223 (E), dated the 27th May, 2011, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from 1st July, 2011 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
