Certificate of Commencement of Business

Any Company incorporated after the commencement of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 having a share capital has to obtain a Certificate of Commencement of Business. A new section 10A introduced with Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 which says.

Section 10A

1. A company incorporated after the commencement of The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 and having share capital shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing power Unless-

a. A declaration is filed by its director within a period of 180 days from the date of incorporation of the company in such form and verified in such a manner as may be prescribed with the registrar of companies that “Every subscriber to the nonrandom has paid the value of the shares agreed to be taken by them on the date of making of such declaration

and

b. The company has filed with the registrar a verification of its registered office as provided in sub section (2) of section 12.

2. If any default is made in complying with the requirements of this section the defaulter shall be liable to a penalty of Rs. 1000 per day during which such defaults continue maximum up to Rs. 100000.

Consequences of not filing a certificate of commencement of business

1. Strike off the name of the company from the register of companies.
2. Non filing may cause company to pay a sum of Rs. 1000 per day which may extend maximum up to Rs. 100000.
3. Getting company name strike off from the register shall adverse effect on all other approval which company takes after the incorporation.

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