List of Notifications issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) during 2017, for making amendments in provisions of Companies Act, Companies Rules, etc.:

MCA Notifications 2017 (No./ Date/ Particulars)
MCA Notification dt. 20/12/2017: MCA Notifies the ‘Companies (Cost Records/ Audit) Second Amendment Rules, 2017’.
MCA Notification dt. 07/12/2017: MCA Notifies the ‘Companies (Cost Records/ Audit) Amendment Rules, 2017’.
MCA Notification dt. 04/12/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Filing of Documents/ Forms in XBRL) Second Amendment Rules 2017, applicable w.e.f. 04/12/2017. Annexure III of the Companies Filing of Documents and Forms in XBRL Rules, 2015 amended.
MCA Notification dt. 07/11/2017MCA notifies the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2017, applicable w.e.f. 07/11/2017, e-form AOC-4 amended for ROC filing of financial statements/ other documents by certain companies.
MCA Notification dt. 06/11/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Filing of Documents/ Forms in XBRL) Amendment Rules 2017, applicable w.e.f. 07/11/2017, containing e-form AOC-4 XBRL for ROC filing along with Taxonomy for preparing/ filing financial statements by certain companies u/s 137 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
MCA Notification dt. 20/09/2017: MCA notifies the ‘Companies (Restriction on Number of Layers) Rules, 2017’, applicable w.e.f. 20/09/2017, which prescribes restriction for companies relating to number of layers (i.e. two layers) of subsidiaries and filing of return in Form CRL-1 (regarding number of layers ) where the layers exceed the prescribed limit.
MCA Notification dt. 19/09/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Second Amendment Rules, 2017, to make amendments in Rules 3 and Form DPT-3 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
MCA Notification dt. 05/07/2017: MCA amends Para III, VI and VII of the Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013. Further, a Note has been inserted after Para VIII relating to non-applicability of certain Provisions to Govt. companies.
MCA Notification dt. 05/07/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2017. Rule 4(2) has been inserted to exclude certain classes of companies from applicability of Rule 4(1). Form DIR 5 for Surrender of DIN has been amended.
MCA Notification dt. 16/05/2017: MCA Notifies LLP Amendment Rules 2017 applicable w.e.f. 20/05/2017. MCA has amended LLP Rules to insert New Rule 37(1A) relating to filing of overdue returns in Form 8 and 11 upto financial year in which the LLP ceased to carry on business before filing Application in Form 24 to Registrar for Striking Off the Name.
MCA Notification dt. 15/05/2017: MCA has appointed 01/04/2017 as the date from which provisions of Section 2(d)(a) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 relating to voluntary liquidation or bankruptcy shall come into force.
MCA Notification dt. 11/05/2017MCA notifies the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2017, to make amendments in Rules 2 & 5 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
MCA Notification dt. 30/03/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2017, applicable w.e.f. 30/03/2017. Reporting requirements amended for requisite disclosures of holding/ dealings of specified bank notes of Rs. 500/ Rs. 1000 during demonetization.
MCA Notification dt. 30/03/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2017, applicable w.e.f. 30/03/2017.
MCA Notification dt. 17/03/2017: MCA notifies the Companies (Ind AS) Amendment Rules, 2017. Read More
MCA Updates (Company Law)
Company Law General Circulars, Notifications, Orders, etc. issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), in different years:
MCA General Circulars: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
MCA Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
MCA Orders: 2013 to 2022
Note: Please visit the official MCA Portal for latest/ detailed updates.