Section 4 - Amendment of section 12 - Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019

Amendment of section 12. 4 . In section 12 of the principal Act, after sub-section (8), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- (9) If the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that the company is not carrying on any business or operations, he may cause a physical verification of the registered office of the company in such manner as may be prescribed and if any default is found to be made in complying with the requirements of sub-section (1), he may without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (8), initiate action for the removal of the name of the company from the register of companies under Chapter XVIII. .