17A. Change of registered
office within a State.—(1) No company shall
change the place of its registered office from one place to
another within a State unless such change is confirmed by
the Regional Director.
(2) The company shall make an application in the prescribed
form to the Regional Director for confirmation under sub-section
(1).
(3) The confirmation referred to in sub-section (1), shall
be communicated to the company within four weeks from the
date of receipt of application for such change.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, it is
hereby declared that the provisions of this section shall
apply only to the companies which change the registered office
from the jurisdiction of one Registrar of Companies to the
jurisdiction of another Registrar of Companies within the
same State.
(4) The company shall file, with the Registrar a certified
copy of the confirmation by the Regional Director for change
of its registered office under this section, within two months
from the date of confirmation, together with a printed copy
of the memorandum as altered and the Registrar shall register
the same and certify the registration under his hand within
one month from the date of filing of such document.
(5) The certificate shall be conclusive evidence that all
the requirements of this Act with respect to the alteration
and confirmation have been complied with and henceforth the
memorandum as altered shall be the memorandum of the company.
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