{"id":245596,"date":"2021-03-15T10:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T05:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=245596"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T05:05:58","slug":"section-23i-of-the-companies-amendment-act-2017-comes-into-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/03\/15\/section-23i-of-the-companies-amendment-act-2017-comes-into-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 23(i) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 comes into force"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notifies the commencement date on which Section 23(i) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 will come into force i.e. March 05, 2021.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 23(1) seeks to amend Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 dealing with Annual Return :<\/div>\n<div>\n<p 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