Rule · SECP · 1 Aug 2011
Company Registration Offices must assign a CUIN to every incorporated company, replacing previous registration numbers, and issue certificates for incorporation, name changes, mortgages, and business commencement. Registrars must examine documents, reject defective or unpaid filings, and upload records to eServices within specified timeframes. Foreign companies establishing a place of business in Pakistan must deliver documents to receive a CUIN and registration certificate. Physical records of dissolved companies are preserved for ten years, while foreign company records are kept for five years after closure.
Companies
(Registration Offices)
Regulations, 2003
S.R.O. 891(I)/2003, Islamabad, the 5th September, 2003.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 466 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), read with clause (c) of section 43 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (XLII of 1997), and in supersession of the Notification No. S.R.O. 1139(I)/86, dated the 30th December, 1986, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is pleased to make the following regulations, namely:-
(2) They shall come into force at once.
(a) "Annex" means an annexure to these regulations;
(b) "Company Registration Office" means an office established by the Commission under sub-section (1) of section 466;
(ba) "CUIN" means a corporate universal identification number which is a sequential computer generated number assigned to every "company;]
(c) "electronic database" means the system for maintaining a database [electronically in respect of all the record of companies] and includes the Corporate Registration System, Corporate Compliance and Facilitation System, and Diary System;
(ca) "eServices" means any service or means provided by the Commission for the submission, filing, processing, recording or registration of documents electronically;]
(d) "Ordinance" means the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984);
(e) "registrar concerned" means additional registrar, joint registrar, deputy registrar or assistant registrar who is incharge of a Company Registration Office in which a company is registered or in whose territorial jurisdiction its registered office is situated;
(g) "Schedule" means a Schedule to the Ordinance; and
(h) "section" means a section of the Ordinance.
(2) The words and expressions used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them in the Ordinance.
TABLE
| S. No. | Place. | Territory. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Faisalabad. | The Civil Divisions of Faisalabad and Sargodha except district of Bhakkar in the Province of Punjab. |
| 2. | Islamabad. | The Civil Division of Rawalpindi in the Province of Punjab and the Islamabad Capital Territory. |
| 3. | Karachi. | The Civil Divisions of Karachi, Hyderabad and Mir Pur Khas in the Province of Sindh. |
| 4. | Lahore. | The Civil Divisions of Lahore and Gujranwala, districts of Sahiwal and Pakpatan except tehsil of Chichawatni in the Province of Punjab. |
| 5. | Multan. | The Civil Divisions of Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan, district of Bhakkar and tehsil of Chichawatni in the Province of Punjab. |
| 6. | Peshawar. | The Province of the [Khyber Pakhtunkhawa], the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas to which the executive authority of the Province of the [Khyber Pakhtunkhawa] extends. |
| 7. | Quetta. | The Province of Baluchistan and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas to which the executive authority of the Province of Baluchistan extends. |
| 8. | Sukkur. | The Civil Divisions of Sukkur and Larkana in the Province of Sindh. |
(1A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 3(1), Company Registration Offices may function beyond their territorial jurisdiction to the extent and manner as may be specified by the Commission from time to time.]
(2) The Company Registration Offices shall observe such working hours as may, from time to time, be approved by the Commission, and shall, with the exception of public holidays, be open for transaction of business with the public, for Monday to Thursday, from 09:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.; and for Friday, from 09:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.]
(3) Every Company Registration Office shall have a seal for authentication of documents required for or in connection with registration of companies:
Provided that the design of the seal shall require approval of the Registrar of Companies.
Suggestions and complaint box.- In every Company Registration Office, there shall be placed a "suggestions and complaint box" at a conspicuous place to receive feedback from the public regarding the working of Company Registration Office or for any other difficulty or complaint and the box shall be opened by the person authorized by the Registrar of Companies.
Incorporation of companies.- (1) The certificate of incorporation, issued in pursuance of section 32, shall be in the form as set out in Annex A.
(2) Every company which is incorporated shall be assigned a CUIN and the company registration number assigned previously to a company shall be replaced with a CUIN.]
(4) Every company formed or incorporated outside Pakistan which has [established] a place of business in Pakistan and [delivers] documents pursuant to the provisions contained in [section 451] of the Ordinance shall [ ] be assigned a [CUIN and be issued a certificate of registration of documents in the form as set out in Annexure AA].
(5) The registrar concerned shall before issuing any certificate under this regulation, register the documents required to be registered under the Ordinance and upload the copy of the certificate duly signed by him in the electronic database through eServices.].
5A. Transfer of documents.- In case a company changes its place of registered office from the territorial jurisdiction of a Company Registration Office to another, the registrar of such Company Registration Office shall, send within seven days, all the physical record relating to that company to the registrar in whose territorial jurisdiction the registered office of the company is shifted.]
(a) The certificate of incorporation for effecting the change of name of a company for the purpose of section 40 in the form as set out in Annexure B;
(b) the certificate for conversion of a public company into a private company for the purpose of sub-section (2) of section 41 in the form as set out in Annexure C;
(c) the certificate for conversion of a private company into a public company for the purpose of sub-section (3) of section 41 in the form as set out in Annexure D;
(d) certificate of registration of mortgage or charge, etc., for the purposes of section 127 in the form as set out in Annexure E; and
(e) certificate for commencement of business for the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 146 in the form as set out in Annexure F.
(2) The registrar concerned shall before issuing any certificate under this regulation, register the documents required to be registered under the Ordinance and upload a copy of the certificate duly signed by him in eServices.]
Uploading physical documents into eServices.- The registrar concerned shall upload or cause to be uploaded the scanned images of all documents filed in physical form in relation to every company and enter or cause to be entered all the relevant information in the electronic database through eServices.].
Maintenance of information in the electronic database.- It shall be the responsibility of the registrar concerned to maintain correct information in the electronic database and in case of any discrepancy he shall immediately report the same to the Registrar of Companies for rectification thereof who shall ensure its immediate correction and communicate to the registrar concerned accordingly.]
Examination of documents, etc.- (1) The registrar concerned shall examine or cause to be examined, every document received by him which is required or authorized by or under the Ordinance to be filed, recorded or registered, with the registrar.
(2) The registrar concerned shall observe the time frame as specified in column (3) of the Table below for the disposal of matters specified in column (2) of the said table.
| S. No. | Description. | Period. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Application of name (Section 37). | 1 day. |
| 2. | Alteration in the memorandum of association (Section 21) | 7 days |
| 3. | Approval for change of name (Section 39) | 2 days |
| 4. | Issuance of certificate for change of name after the receipt of the approval (Section 41) | 1 days |
| 5. | Conversion of the status of a private company to a public company (Section 45) | 2 days |
| 6. | Issuance of filing certificate after the receipt of certified copy of Court order (Section 102) | 2 days |
| 7. | Registration of mortgage of charge (Section 121) | 1 day |
| 8. | Satisfaction of mortgage or charge (Section 132) | 2 days |
| 9. | Issuance of Certificate for commencement of business (Section 146) | 2 days |
| 10. | Grant of extension in holding AGM - a public unlisted company (which powers delegated) or a private company (Sections 158 and 233) | 2 days |
| 11. | Issuance of filing certificate on the receipt of certified copy of Court order under sections 284 and 290 | 3 days |
| 12. | Issuance of Certified copy of documents filed, registered or recorded [Section 466(6)] | 1 day |
| 13. | Inspection of documents kept by the Registrar [Section 466(6)] | 1 hour |
| 14. | Issuance of filing certificates of any return or document. | 2 days |
| 15. | Registration of documents filed under sections 370 and 382 | 3 days |
| 16. | Issuance of certificate of registration of documents filed by a foreign company under section 451 | 2 days |
| 17. | Making minute of an order filed under sections 315, 319 and 350(2) in the books relating to a company.] | 3 days |
TABLE
| S. No. | Period of delay. | Additional fee. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | If a document is filed with a delay of not more than fifteen days. | Additional fee equal to the usual fee specified for the document in the Sixth Schedule. |
| 2. | If a document is filed with a delay of more than fifteen days but not more than forty-five days. | Additional fee equal to two times of the usual fee specified for the document in the Sixth Schedule. |
| 3. | If a document is filed with a delay of more than forty-five days. | Additional fee equal to three times of the usual fee specified for the document in the Sixth Schedule. |
Provided that where a scheme is announced by the Commission for allowing companies or any class thereof to file the documents after the expiry of the prescribed period, the registrar concerned may on such conditions as may be specified by the Commission, accept the document for record on payment of an additional fee, in addition to normal filing fee, as prescribed in column (3) of he Table below against the period specified in column (2) thereof.
TABLE
| S. No. | Period of delay. | Additional fee. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| (1) | If a document is filed with the first month of the scheme. | Additional fee equal to one-half of the usual fee specified for the document in the Sixth Schedule. |
| (2) | If a document is filed within the second month of the scheme. | Additional fee equal to the usual fee specified for the document in the Sixth Schedule. |
| (3) | If a document is filed within the remaining period of the scheme. | Additional fee equal to two times of the usual fee specified for the document in the Sixth Schedule.] |
(2) If a document is found defective as specified in sub-regulation (1), the registrar concerned may require the company to rectify the defect or file a revised document within the period specified by him, failing which the registrar may refuse to accept such document for registration or recording.]
(3) If a document has been accepted for record and [the information contained therein is found to be false, incorrect], forged or suffering from a defect which is not possible of rectification, the registrar concerned may for [ ] reasons to be recorded in writing, [cancel the recording thereof, after providing an opportunity of being heard to the company].
Non-payment of fee.- The Registrar concerned shall not register, file or record any document or make a record of any fact in respect of which a fee is payable under the Sixth Schedule until such fee has been paid and shall, pending the payment of such fee, act in the same way as if no such document had been tendered for registration, filing or record.
Acceptance of documents.- (1) When a document is accepted for being registered, filed or recorded, the registrar concerned shall issue an acknowledgement in the form as set out in Annex G.
(2) There shall be maintained a log generated by eServices in respect of every registered, filed or recorded document.]
(2) There shall be maintained in the electronic database, a register of foreign companies in the form as set out in Annex HA.
(3) A list of all the documents filed, registered or recorded relating to each company shall be maintained in the respective register of companies.]
(2) [There shall be maintained] shall maintain, in the electronic database, a chronological index of the mortgages and charges registered with the Company Registration Office [ ] under the Ordinance in the form as set out in Annexure J.
15A. Issuance of duplicate certificate.- The registrar concerned may after making such inquiry as to the loss, destruction, defacement or mutilation of the original certificate as he may deem fit to make and subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, issue a duplicate of any certificate issued under the provisions of the Ordinance or the regulations on application of the company, and every such certificate shall bear the mark of "DUPLICATE" on it.]
Record keeping.- (1) The documents relating to [a] company shall be kept together, distinct and separate from those of other companies.
Submission of periodical statements.- The Registrar of Companies may, by general or special instruction, require any Company Registration Office to prepare and send to him, other Company Registration Offices and any other person, such periodical statements in such form and manner and within such time, as may be specified in the instruction.
Inspection of documents.- (1) The registrar concerned shall permit members of the public to inspect such registers and records of documents as under the Ordinance they are entitled to inspect provided that, before such permission is granted, the inspection fee prescribed in the Sixth Schedule [has been] paid.
(2) The inspection of documents permitted under sub-regulation (1) shall be carried out in the presence of the registrar concerned or an official authorized by him in this behalf and shall be completed by the applicant during the time specified for the transaction of business with the public.]
(3) The registrar concerned or other authorized official supervising the inspection, may permit notes of the inspected documents to be taken, but verbatim copy of the document inspected may not be allowed to be taken.
Issuance of copies of documents.- The registrar concerned shall, on the application of a person, cause copies of documents to be granted as authorized under the Ordinance on payment of fee prescribed in the Sixth Schedule.
Authentication of certificates, etc.- Every certificate or copy granted under the provisions of the Ordinance shall be signed, stamped and dated by the registrar concerned or an officer authorized for the purpose, bearing his name and designation, and shall also bear the official seal of the Company Registration Office and the CUIN of the company:
Provided that the requirement of signature and stamp of the registrar concerned or the authorized officer and the official seal of the Company Registration Office shall not apply in case the certificate or copy issued is computer generated.]
Notice of any omission to file or register documents.- The registrar concerned shall take notice of any omission to file or register documents on due date or any other infraction of the law.
Enquires.- The registrar concerned shall institute or cause to be instituted such enquires in respect of any matter as may be necessary to obtain information or evidence respecting defaults or any infraction of the law.
Legal proceedings.- The Commission or the Registrar of Companies may authorize the registrar concerned or any other person to institute or cause to be instituted any legal proceedings or defend or conduct or cause to be defended or conducted any prosecution or other legal proceedings under the Ordinance.
Assignment of duties.- (1) The Commission or the Registrar of Companies may assign any of the duties under the Ordinance, the rules made thereunder or these regulations and generally regulate performance of duties and issue directions to the registrar concerned or officials subordinate to the registrar concerned in such manner as it or he may think fit and they shall follow and observe the orders and instructions of the Commission or the Registrar of Companies, as the case may be.
(2) Subject to the directions of the Commission or the Registrar of Companies, the registrar concerned may assign any duties under the Ordinance, the rules made thereunder or these regulations and regulate performance of duties and issue directions to any additional registrar, joint registrar, deputy registrar or assistant registrar, where such officers have been appointed in a particular Company Registration Office, and other officials of the Company Registration Offices as he may think fit and they shall follow and observe the orders and instructions of the registrar concerned and all references in these regulations to the registrar concerned shall be construed as references to any assistant, deputy, joint or additional registrar to whom the particular duty has been assigned by a general or special order.
Provided that the Commission or, as the case may be, the Registrar of Companies may dispose of an application without waiting for comments of the registrar concerned, if so deemed fit.
Explanation.- A company shall be deemed to be in existence unless its name has been struck off the register under sub-section (5) of section 439 or unless it has been fully wound up and finally dissolved.
(2) The Registrar of Companies shall furnish his annual report to the Commission, by the 31st August each year, in such form and in such manner as may, from time to time, be specified by the Commission.
Annexure A
[See regulation 5(1)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION [Under section 32 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984)] [Corporate Universal Identification Number]. I hereby certify that ________________________________ is this day incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984) and that the company is limited by ________________________. Given under my hand at ________________ this day of ________________ two thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure AA
[See regulation 5(4)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Company Registration Office CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS FILED BY A FOREIGN COMPANY Corporate Universal Identification Number ________________ I, hereby, certify that ________________, a company incorporated in ________________, has complied with all the requirements under section 451 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984) for establishing a place of business in Pakistan. Given under my hand at ________________ this ________________ day of ________________ Two Thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
*Country of origin
Designation of the officer signing the certificate.]
Annexure B
[See regulation 6(a)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME [Under section 40 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984)] [Corporate Universal Identification Number]. I hereby certify that pursuant to the provisions of section 38 or section 39 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), the name of ________________ has been changed to ________________ and that the said company has been duly incorporated as a company limited by ________________ under the provisions of the said Ordinance. This change is subject to the condition that for period of one year from the date of issue of this certificate, the company shall continue to mention its former name along with its new name on the outside of every office or place in which its business is carried on and in every document or notice referred to in clauses (a) and (c) of section 143. Given under my hand at ________________ this ________________ day of ________________ two thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure C
[See regulation 6(b)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION OF A PUBLIC COMPANY INTO PRIVATE COMPANY [Under Section 41(2) of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984)] [Corporate Universal Identification Number]. I hereby certify that pursuant to the provisions of section 44 read with sub-section (2) of section 41 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), ________________ has complied with the requirements precedent and incidental to the conversion of a public company into private company. The said company stands converted into a private company with effect from ________________. Given under my hand at ________________ this ________________ day of ________________ two thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure D
[See regulation 6(c)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN CERTIFICATE ON CONVERSION OF PRIVATE COMPANY INTO PUBLIC COMPANY [Under Section 41 (3) of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984)] [Corporate Universal Identification Number]. I hereby certify that pursuant to the provisions of section 45 read with sub-section (3) of section 41 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), ________________ has complied with the requirements precedent and incidental to the conversion of a private company into a public company. The said company stands converted into a public company with effect from ________________. Given under my hand at ________________ this ________________ day of ________________ two thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure E
[See regulation 6(d)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF MORTGAGE, ETC.
[Under section 127 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984)] [Corporate Universal Identification Number].
Mortgage or Charge dated ________________ made between ________________ of the one part and ________________ of the other part:
Pursuant to the provisions contained in section 127 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), I hereby certify that the above mortgage or charge for Rs. ________________ has been registered in this office in accordance with the provisions of sections 121 to 124 of the said Ordinance. Given under my hand at ________________ this ________________ day of ________________ two thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure F
[See regulation 6(e)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN CERTIFICATE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS Under section 146(2) of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984)] [Corporate Universal Identification Number]. I hereby certify that the ________________ which was incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), on the ________________ day of ________________ and which has filed a duly verified declaration in the prescribed form that the conditions of clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (1) of section 146 of the said Ordinance have been complied with, is entitled to commence business. Given under my hand at ________________ this ________________ day of ________________ two thousand and ________________ Fee Rs. ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure G
[See regulation 13(1)]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FILING [CUIN] ________________ dated.
In the matter of ________________.
The receipt of the undermentioned document (s) filed, registered and recorded pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), is hereby acknowledged:-
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES*
*Designation of the officer signing the certificate.
Annexure H
[See regulation 14(1)]
OFFICE OF THE ________________
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
(a) Nam of Company: ________________
(b) Corporate Universal Identification No: ________________ (c) Date of incorporation: ________________ (d) Sectoral classification: ________________ (e) Company kind: ________________ (f) Registered office address ________________ (g) Capital Structure:
Classes of shares | Face value | Number of shares | Paid up shares | Paid up capital Rating: ________________
LIST OF DOCUMENTS FILED
| S. No. | Description and date of document | Date of receipt of document | Registered / recorded on | Name of dealing officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Annexure HA
[See regulation 14(2)]
OFFICE OF THE ________________
REGISTRAR OF FOREIGN COMPANIES
(a) Nam of Company: ________________
(b) Corporate Universal Identification No: ________________ (c) Date of registration in Pakistan: ________________ (d) Address of principal place of business in Pakistan: ________________ (e) Name of country of origin: ________________ (f) Date of registration in the country of origin: ________________ (g) Sectoral classification: ________________ (h) Company kind: ________________ (i) Rating Value: ________________
LIST OF DOCUMENTS FILED
| S. No. | Description and date of document | Date of receipt of document | Registered / recorded on | Name of dealing officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Annexure I
[See regulation 15(1)]
Register of Mortgage/Charges, etc.
Name of company: ________________
[Corporate Universal Identification Number]: ________________
| S. No. | Date of registration of mortgage/ charge. | Date of creation of mortgage / charge. | Documents creating mortgage/ charge. | Amount of mortgage/ charge. | Short particulars of the property mortgaged. | Gist of terms and conditions. | Mortgagee name. | Date of registration of modification | Date of modification. | Nature and gist of modification. | Memorandum of satisfaction. | Date and amount of satisfaction. | Name of dealing officer. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
Annexure J
[See regulation 15(2)]
OFFICE OF THE ________________
CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF MORTGAGES, CHARGES, ETC., ENTERED IN REGISTER.
| Serial number of charge, etc., in the Index. | Date of registration of charge, etc. | Name of company. | Amount of mortgage or charge or value of redeemable capital. | Name of registrar concerned. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Annexure K
[See regulation 26]
DOCUMENTS OF COMPANIES IN EXISTENCE TO BE PRESERVED PERMANENTLY
MINIMUM PERIOD OF PRESERVATION OF EXISTING OR DISSOLVED COMPANIES RECORDS WHICH MAY BE DESTROYED
| S. No. | Name of document. | Period of preservation. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Return of allotment of shares [section 73 (1) (a)] | 10 years. |
| 2. | Contract of allotment of shares fully or partly paid otherwise than in cash and verified copies of such contract [section 73 (1) (b)] | 10 years. |
| 3. | Prescribed particulars of contracts not reduced to writing [section 73(2)] | 10 years. |
| 4. | Statement disclosing amount or rate per cent of the commission of subscribing for shares where they are not offered to the public for subscription (section 82). | 10 years. |
| 5. | Registration of entire series of debentures / redeemable capital (sections 123 124 and 463). | Five year after redemption. |
| 6. | Particulars of an issue of redeemable capital / debentures in a series when more than one issue in the series is made. | Do. |
| 7. | Particulars of commission on debentures (section 124). | Do. |
| 8. | Declaration before commencing business by a company issuing a prospectus (section 146). | Five years after issue of certificate by the registrar concerned. |
| 9. | Declaration before commencing business by a company issuing a statement in lieu of prospectus (section 146). | Do. |
| 10. | Annual return of members of a company having share capital (section 156). | 10 years. |
| 11. | Annual return of members of a company not having a share capital (section 156). | 10 years. |
| 12. | Annual Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Accounts (sections 233 and 242) except one copy required to be retained permanently. | 10 years. |
| 13. | List of persons consenting to be Director (section 184). | 10 years. |
| 14. | Consent of directors (section 184). | 10 years. |
| 15. | Statement showing particulars of Directors, etc. (section 205). | 10 years. |
| 16. | Alterations in particulars of Directors, etc. (section 205). | 10 years. |
| 17. | Copy of winding up order by Court (section 305). | 10 years from the date of the dissolution or two years after an application is rejected under section 429. |
| 18. | Audited accounts of official liquidator [section 337 (4)]. | 10 years. |
| 19. | Copy of order of Court staying winding up (section 319). | Do. |
| 20. | Copy of the order of dissolution of company by Court (section 350). | Do. |
| 21. | Declaration of solvency in the case of voluntary winding up (section 362). | Do. |
| 22. | Notice of appointment of liquidator in voluntary winding up (section 366). | Do. |
| 23. | Return of final meeting and dissolution in the case of members' winding up (section 370). | Do. |
| 24. | Winding up notice of creditors' resolution (section 374). | Do. |
| 25. | Return of final meeting and dissolution in the case of creditors' winding up (section 382). | Do. |
| 26. | Notice by liquidator of his appointment (section 388). | Do. |
| 27. | Liquidators' statement of accounts, etc. (section 430). | Do. |
| 28. | Certified copy of Commission' order declaring dissolution to be void [(section 439 (9)]. | Permanent. |
| 29. | Documents relating to legal proceedings. | 15 years. |
| 30. | Any other registered document not otherwise specified. | 5 years |
| 31. | Registered documents, correspondence, notifications, etc., relating to companies declared defunct (section 439). | 10 years. |
| 32. | Correspondence with companies. | 10 years. |
| 33. | Registered documents and files of companies which have been fully wound up and finally dissolved. | 10 years from the date of final winding up or dissolution. |
| 34. | Registered documents and files of foreign companies, which have ceased to have a place of business in Pakistan. | 5 years from the date of closure of places of business in Pakistan. |
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