3. Insertion of new sections 266A, 266B, 266C, 266D, 266E, 266F and 266G.- After section 266 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:— “Director Identification Number 266A. Application for allotment of Director Identification Number.- Every— (a) individual, intending to be appointed as director of a company; or (b) director of a company appointed before the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006, shall make an application for allotment of Director Identification Number to the Central Government in such form, and manner (including electronic form) alongwith such fee, as may be prescribed: Provided that every director, appointed before the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006, shall make, within sixty days of the commencement of the said Act, such application to the Central Government: Provided further that every applicant, who has made an application under this section for allotment of a Director Identification Number, may be appointed as a director in a company, or, hold office as director in a company till such time such applicant has been allotted the Director Identification Number. 266B. Allotment of Director Identification Number.- The Central Government shall, within one month from the receipt of the application under section 266A, allot a Director Identification Number to an applicant, in such manner as may be prescribed. 266C.Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number.- No individual, who had already been allotted a Director Identification Number under section 266B, shall apply, obtain or possess another Director Identification Number. 266D.Obligation of director to intimate Director Identification Number to concerned company or companies.- Every existing director shall, within one month of the receipt of Director Identification Number from the Central Government, intimate his Director Identification Number to the company or all companies wherein he is a director. 266E.Obligation of company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar.- or section 266C or section 266D or section 266E.- (1) Every company shall, within one week of the receipt of intimation under section 266D, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government. (2) Every intimation under sub-section (1) shall be furnished in such form and manner as may be prescribed. 266F.Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number.- Every person or company, while furnishing any return, information or particulars as are required to be furnished under this Act, shall quote the Director Identification Number in such return, information or particulars in case such return, information or particulars relate to the director or contain any reference of the director. 266G.Penalty for contravention of provisions of section 266A or section 266C or section 266D or section 266E.- If any individual or director, referred to in section 266A or section 266C or section 266D or a company referred to in section 266E, contravenes any of the provisions of those sections, every such individual or director or the company, as the case may be, who or which, is in default, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which the contravention continues. Explanation.—For the purposes of sections 266A, 266B, 266C, 266D, 266E and 266F, the Director Identification Number means an identification number which the Central Government may allot to any individual, intending to be appointed as director or to any existing directors of a company, for the purpose of his identification as such.”. | 