9.1
- Document type
- Procedure
- Dated
Change In Name and Constitution
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
Change In Name and Constitution
9.1
If there is any change in the name/address or constitution of IEC Holder/Licensee/Authorisation Holder/Actual User eligible for import without a Authorisation/Licence/Recognised Status Holders, the concerned IEC Holder/Licensee/ Authorisation Holder/Actual User/Status Holders, as the case may be, shall cease to be eligible to import or export against the licence/IEC No. or any other facility permitted under the Policy and Handbook, after expiry of 90 days from the date of such change in his name or address or constitution, unless in the meantime,
(a) The IEC Holder/Licensee/Authorisation Holder/Status Holders has got the consequential changes effected in the IEC Number/Authorisation/Licence or the recognition certificate, as the case may be, by the concerned Regional Authority;
(b) The Actual User has got the consequential changes effected from the concerned authority in the Industrial Licence issued by the Secretariat for Industrial Assistance (Ministry of Commerce and Industry) or Certificate of Registration as an Actual User issued by Director of Industries of the State Government or has received an acknowledgement for filing of a memorandum with the Secretariat for Industrial Assistance. Provided, however, the licensing authority issuing the IE Code may, condone the delay on payment of a penalty of Rs. 1000/-.
However, the change in the director of a public limited company shall not be considered change in the constitution of the company for the purposes of payment of the aforesaid penalty.
The constitution for the purposes of amendment of an IEC and payment of the aforesaid penalty would mean the change in partners in a partnership firm, trustees of a trust, members of the board of a society and directors of a private limited company.