Write short notes on the following :
Registrar of Companies.
Under Section 40, Companies Act 1956, "Registrar" means a Registrar, or an Additional, a Joint, a Deputy or an Assistant Registrar,
having the duty of registering
companies under this Act The Registrar of Companies (ROC) as defined under Sub-Section 75 of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013, is an appointment of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs which is responsible for the regulation of Indian enterprises in Industrial and Services Sector.
ROCs as appointed under Section 396 of the Companies Act, 2013 primarily have the duty of registering companies incorporated in the respective States and the Union Territories. However, in addition to registration, there are the number of other responsibilities that the ROC is conferred with.