Rule 3 - Filing and Authentication in the electronic manner. - Companies (Electronic Filing and Authentication of Documents) Rules, 2006

Filing and Authentication in the electronic manner. 03. (1) Every e-form or application or document or declaration required to be filed or delivered under the Act and rules made thereunder, shall be filed in computer readable electronic form, in portable document format (pdf) and authenticated by a managing director, director or secretary or person specified in the Act for such purpose by the use of a valid digital signature: Provided that where documents are required to be filed on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper, the company shall submit documents accordingly in the physical form, in addition to their submission in electronic form. (2) Every managing director, director or secretary or person specified in the Act for authentication of e-form, documents or application, etc., which are required to be filed or delivered under the Act or rules made thereunder, shall obtain a digital signature certificate from the Certifying Authority for the purpose of such authentication and such certificate shall not be valid unless it is of Class II or Class III specification under the Information Technology Act, 2000.