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Brightway Ltd., a UK company, establishes a place of business in Pune on 1 April. Under the Companies Act, 2013, within what period must it deliver to the Registrar the prescribed documents, including a certified copy of its charter or memorandum and articles, and the list of directors?

The documents must be delivered within 30 days of establishing the place of business in India. The Act requires a foreign company to file its charter or memorandum and articles, list of directors and other prescribed particulars with the Registrar within this period.

  1. AWithin 30 days of establishing the place of business
  2. BWithin 90 days of establishing the place of businessCorrect
  3. CWithin 180 days of establishing the place of business
  4. DWithin 60 days of establishing the place of business

Explanation

A foreign company must file the prescribed documents with the Registrar within 30 days of establishing a place of business in India. The 90-day, 180-day and 60-day periods are not the statutory time limit here. Hence 30 days is correct.

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