Rule 8 - Notice to statutory authorities - Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016

8. Notice to statutory authorities. - (1) For the purposes of sub-section (5) of section 230 of the Act, the notice shall be in Form No. CAA.3, and shall be accompanied with a copy of the scheme of compromise Or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures mentioned under rule 6, and shall be sent to.- (i) the Central Government, the Registrar of Companies, the Income-tax authorities, in all cases; (ii) the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Competition Commission of India, and the stock exchanges, as may be applicable ; (iii) Other sectoral regulators or authorities, as required by Tribunal. (2) The notice to the authorities mentioned in sub-rule (l) shall be sent forthwith, after the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company, by registered post or by speed post or by courier or by hand delivery at the office of the authority. (3) If the authorities referred to under sub-rule (1) desire to make any representation under sub-section (5) of section 230, the same shall be sent to the Tribunal within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt or such notice and copy of such representation shall simultaneously be Sent to the concerned companies and in Case no representation is received within the stated period of thirty days by the Tribunal, it shall be presumed that the authorities have no representation to make on the proposed scheme of compromise or arrangement.