Section 21 — Registered office of company
Statute text
(1) A company shall have a
registered office to which all communications and notices shall be addressed and
within a period of thirty days of i ts incorporation , notify to the r egistrar in the
specified manner.
(2) Notice of any change in situation of the registered office shall be
given to the r egistrar in a specified form within a period of fiftee n days after the
date of change:
Provided that the change of registered office of a company from—
(a) one city in a Province to another; or
(b) a city to another in any part of Pakistan not forming part of a
Province;
shall require approval of general meeting through special resolution.
(3) If a company fails to comply with the requirements of sub -section
(1) or (2), the company and its every officer who is responsible for such non -
compliance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding of level 1 on the standard
scale.
Forms & certificates for this section
Form-21 — Notice of Registered Office Address or Change Therein
Notice of Registered Office Address or Change Therein
Fee reference: please refer to the Seventh Schedule.
Filed electronically through the eZfile portal at leap.secp.gov.pk, after logging in with the credentials of the company's authorised form signatory. The exact fee is calculated automatically by the portal once the form is submitted, based on the actual event dates and details you enter — figures shown here are Seventh Schedule reference amounts, not a guaranteed final charge.
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