Companies Act 2016

Practice Directive

No	Practice Directive	Format
1.	Practice Directive 1/2017	PDF (uploaded 31/1/2017)
2.	Amendment of Practice Directive 1/2017	PDF (uploaded 18/4/2017)
3.	Amendment of Practice Directive 1/2017 (No. 2)	PDF (uploaded 20/4/2018)
4.	Practice Directive 2/2017 - Notification of Change in the Business Address and/or Nature of Business (superseded by Practice Directive 2/2017 (Revised))	PDF (updated 29/9/2017)
5.	Practice Directive 3/2017 – Qualifying Criteria For Audit Exemption For Certain Categories Of Private Companies	PDF (uploaded 5/9/2017)
6.	Practice Directive 4/2018 – Documents under Division 8, Part III of the Companies Act 2016, the Lodgement Requirements and Related Matters	PDF (uploaded 1/3/2018)
7.	Amendment of Practice Directive 2/2017 (superseded by Practice Directive 2/2017 (Revised)	PDF (uploaded 10/7/2018)
8.	Amendment of Practice Directive 4/2018	PDF (uploaded 7/11/2018)
9.	Practice Directive 2/2017 (Revised)	PDF (uploaded 3/12/2018)
10.	Practice Directive 5/2018 – Lodgement of Annual Return and Changes or Updates of Particulars of a Company to be Lodged in the Annual Return	PDF (uploaded 3/12/2018)
11.	Practice Directive 6/2020 – Extension of Time for Annual General Meeting and Lodgement of Financial Statement (Revised) - Revoked with effect from 1 June 2021	PDF (updated 27/1/2021)
12.	Practice Directive 7/2021 – Lodgement of Annexure on Beneficial Ownership Information of Annual Return Lodged under Section 68 of the Companies Act 2016	PDF (uploaded 8/3/2021)
13.	Practice Directive 8/2021 – Extension of Time for Circulation of Financial Statements and Reports, Holding of Annual General Meeting and Lodgement of Financial Statements for Companies Affected by the Implementation of Movement Control Order	PDF (uploaded 31/5/21)

Practice Note

No	Practice Note	Format
1.	Companies Act 2016 : Practice Note No. 2/2018: Circumstances and Procedures for Rectification of Documents Lodged and Registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (superseded by Practice Note No.6/2019 (Revised))	PDF (uploaded 4/6/2018)
2.	Companies Act 2016: Practice Note No. 1/2017: Clarification On The Utilization Of Credit Standing In The Share Premium Accounts And The Capital Redemption Reserves Under Section 618	PDF (uploaded 8/2/2017)
3.	Companies Act 2016 : Practice Note No. 3/2018: Clarification on Application for Extension of Time under the Companies Act 2016	PDF (uploaded 26/7/2018)
4.	Companies Act 2016 : Practice Note No. 4/2018: Procedures on Resignation of Secretary under Section 237 of the Companies Act 2016	PDF (uploaded 1/10/2018)
5.	Companies Act 2016 : Practice Note No. 5/2019: Queries Issued on Documents and Applications Lodged with the Registrar	PDF (uploaded 17/7/2019)
6.	Companies Act 2016 : Practice Note No. 6/2019 (Revised): Procedures for Rectification of Documents Lodged and Registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia	PDF (updated 24/1/2022)

Guideline

No	Guidelines	Format
1.	Guidelines on Company Names (also refer Gazette Notification for Application of Company Name)	PDF (updated 6/12/2022)
2.	Guidelines on CLBG, Checklist for CLBG (1-8), Sample of Constitution, Examples (1-5)	PDF (updated 14/04/2023)
3.	Guidelines on Asset Management (section 556 and 558) (Revised), Form 14A, Letter of Indemnity	PDF (updated 2/3/2020)
4.	Guidelines For Striking Off Section 549(a), Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Appendix 4	PDF (updated 19/4/2019)
5.	Guidelines For Striking Off Section 549(d), Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Appendix 4	PDF (updated 19/4/2019)
6.	Guidelines For Application To Reinstate Company Name Under Section 555(1) of the Companies Act 2016	PDF (updated 30/1/2023)
7.	Guidelines For Corporate Rescue Mechanism Under Division 8 Part III of the Companies Act 2016	PDF (uploaded on 5/12/18)
8.	Guideline for the Reporting Framework for Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Revised)	PDF (updated 17/12/2020)
9.	Guidelines for Application to Extend Time for Registration of Charge, Rectification and/or Amendment of Information of Charge (including Cancellation of Charge) under section 361 of the Companies Act 2016	PDF (uploaded on 2/10/2020)
10.	Guidelines Relating to Practising Certificate for Secretaries under Section 241 of the Companies Act 2016	PDF (updated 3/8/2022)

LEGISLATIONS

No	Legislation	Format
1	Companies Act 2016 (Reprint) (as at 1 August 2022)	PDF
2	Companies Regulations 2017	PDF
3	Appointment of Date of Coming into Operation (except section 241 and Division 8 Part III of the CA 2016)	PDF
4	Prescription of Amount of Indebtedness of Company [P.U.(B) 58/2017] - (revoked by P.U.(B) 711/2020)	PDF
5	Direction of the Minister under paragraph 26(1)(d) and section 564 (Gazette Notification for Application of Company Name)	PDF
6	Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2018	PDF
7	Appointment of Date of Coming into Operation (Division 8 Part III of the CA 2016)	PDF
8	Companies (Corporate Rescue Mechanism) Rules 2018	PDF
9	Prescription of Recognized Professional Body under section 433(5) of the CA 2016	PDF
10.	Appointment of Date of Coming into Operation (section 241 of the CA 2016)	PDF
11.	Companies (Practising Certificate For Secretaries) Regulations 2019	PDF
12.	Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 (tabled in Dewan Negara on 31 July 2019)	PDF
13.	Companies (Amendment) Act 2019	PDF
14.	Appointment of Date of Coming into Operation - Companies (Amendment) Act 2019 [Act A1605]	PDF
15.	Companies (Company Auditor and Liquidator Fees) Regulations 2020	PDF
16.	Direction of the Minister under paragraph 466(1)(a)	PDF
17.	Companies (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2020	PDF
18.	Prescription of Amount of Indebtedness of Company under paragraph 466(1)(a) (GN No. 21841 of 2020)	PDF
19.	Revocation of Prescription of Amount of Indebtedness of Company [P.U.(B) 711/2020 - (P.U.(B) 58/2017 revoked)	PDF
20.	Prescription of Amount of Indebtedness of Company under paragraph 466(1)(a) (GN No. 4159 of 2021)	PDF
21.	Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2021	PDF
22.	Companies (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 2022	PDF
23.	Companies (Prescribed Interest for Islamic Securities Selling and Buying Negotiated Transaction) Regulations 2017	PDF

CIRCULAR

No	Circular
1.	Circular 1/2020 - Guidance Notes on the Registration of Firms of Liquidators and Notification on the Approval as an Approved Liquidator, Appendix 1
2.	Amendment of Circular 1/2020 – Guidance Notes on the Registration of Firms of Liquidators and Notification on the Approval as an Approved Liquidator

FAQs

DOCUMENTS TO BE LODGED WITH THE REGISTRAR/ FOR EXECUTION BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR MEMBERS OF A COMPANY UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2016.

Schedule A

No	Section	Form	Format
1		Users’ Registration	PDF
2	14	Application for Registration	PDF
3	27(1) & (4)	Application for Availability of Names and Reservation	PDF
4	32	Lodgement of constitution (For Incorporation of new Company)	PDF
5	51	Notification of change in the Register of Members	PDF
6	78	Return for allotment of shares	PDF
7	58 & 236(2)	Notification of Appointment of First secretary	PDF

Schedule B

No	Section	Form	Form under Companies Act 1965	Format (PDF)	Format (Word)
1	14	Application for Registration of a Company Limited By Guarantee	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 10/5/2022)
2	27(3)	Appeal to Minister against decision of Registrar	Nil	PDF	Word
3	28	Application for change of name	Form 13A & 11	PDF	Word (updated as at 26/5/2023)
4	29(1)	Application for change of company name by power of registrar to direct a change of name	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 26/5/2023)
5	32	Lodgement of constitution (For adoption of new Constitution by existing companies)	Memorandum and Articles of Associaton	PDF	Word (updated as at 13/6/2017)
6	36	Notification of Alteration or Amendment to Constitution	Form 11	PDF	Word (updated as at 3/10/2019)
7	37	Notification of Alteration or Amendment to Constitution (Court copy)	Form 11	PDF	Word
8	40	Notice of conversion from an unlimited company to a limited company	Form 11	PDF	Word (updated as at 7/3/2023)
9	41(1)	Notice of conversion from a public company to a private company	Form 11	PDF	Word (updated as at 7/3/2023)
10	41(2)	Notice of conversion from a private company to a public company	Form 11 & 18	PDF	Word (updated as at 7/3/2023)
11	45	Application by CLBG for Minister’s approval (Appendix A)	Form 10 & 15	PDF	Word
12	45	Lodgement of Application by CLBG for Registrar’s approval (Appendix B)	Form 10 & 15	PDF	Word
13	45	Application by CLBG for Minister’s approval (existing CLBG) (Appendix C)	Form 10 & 15	PDF	Word
14	46	Notification for change in the registered address	Form 44	PDF	Word
15	47(2)	Notification where registers or records are not kept at the registered address	Nil	PDF	Word
16	47(3)	Notification of change in the address where registers or records are kept	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 29/4/2019)
17	50(2)	Notification of conversion	Nil	PDF	This form is withdrawn and Form section 84 is applicable
18	53(2)	Notification where Branch Register is kept or change in the address	Form 54	PDF	Word
19	55(3)	Notice to close Register of Members	Form 53A	PDF	Word
20	58	Notification of change in the Register of Directors, Managers and Secretaries	Form 49	PDF	Word (updated as at 15/11/2019)
21	60(2)	Notification of issuance of debentures	Nil	PDF	Word
22	68	Annual Return of company having share capital	Schedule 8	PDF	Word (updated as at 8/3/2021)
23	68	Annual Return of company not having share capital	Form 55	PDF	Word
24	68(6)	Annual Return (Unchanged in Particulars)	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 6/3/2018)
25	72	Notice of redemption of preference shares	Form 27	PDF	Word (updated as at 13/01/2020)
26	76	Notice of approval for allotment of shares or grant of rights	Nil	PDF	Word
27	84	Notification of alteration of share capital	Form 11	PDF	Word
28	94	Lodgement of Court Order to confirm or disallow variation of class rights	Nil	PDF	Word
29	95	Notification of Variation of Class Rights	Form 11	PDF	Word (updated as at 21/2/2018)
30	113	Solvency Statement (to be lodged prior to the lodgement of notification under S72(6)(b))	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 15/11/2022)
31	117	Notice of proposed reduction of share capital	Form 11	PDF (updated as at 21/7/2017) PDF (uploaded on 10/10/2017)	Word (updated as at 21/7/2017), Word (uploaded on 10/10/2017)
32	119(1)	Notice of reduction of share capital	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 8/5/2017)
33	119(2)	Notice of reduction of share capital where objection was dismissed or received	Nil	PDF	Word
34	127(16)	Notice of Shares Buy Back by a Company (to make a declaration under S113(5))	Form 28A	PDF	Word
35	127	Notice of Sale or Cancellation of Treasury Shares	Form 28B	PDF	Word (updated as at 2/6/2020)
36	137, 138, 139 & 141	Notice of Interest of a Substantial Shareholder	Form 29A	PDF	Word (updated as at 18/1/2019)
37	154	Application for Registration of Prospectus	Nil	PDF	Word
38	161	Application for Relief from Requirement as to Form and Contents of Prospectus	Nil	PDF	Word
39	165(1)	Information Memorandum deemed to be Prospectus	Nil	PDF	Word
40	166(1)	Registration of Supplemental or Replacement Prospectus	Nil	PDF	Word
41	178(5)	Notice of appointment of a successor to a trustee	Nil	PDF	Word
42	189(1)	Lodgement of Statement in lieu of Prospectus	Schedule 6	PDF	Word
43	190(3) & (4), 41(2)(c)	Statutory Declaration on Entitlement to Commence Business by a Public Company/Conversion of Company Status from Private Company to Public Company	Form 18	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/1/2019)
44	232(4)	Notice of situation where contract of service of directors are kept	Nil	PDF	Word
45	237(2)	Notice of Intention to Vacate the Office of Secretary	Form 48E	PDF	Word
46	241	Registration to Act as Secretary	Nil	Section 241 of the Companies Act 2016 comes into operation on 15 March 2019. Applications must be submitted online. through https://esecretary.ssm.com.my.	Section 241 of the Companies Act 2016 comes into operation on 15 March 2019. Applications must be submitted online through https://esecretary.ssm.com.my.
47	247(3)	Application for Approval for Different Accounting Periods for Companies in the same group	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 30/1/2018)
48	255	Application for Relief from the form and contents of the financial statements and directors’ report	Nil	PDF	Word
49	259(2)	Notice of Extension of time to lodge financial statements and reports	Form 51A	PDF	Word
50	260	Lodgement of certificate relating to exempt private company	Nil	PDF	Word
51	265(1)	Registration of firms of auditor	Form 5	PDF	Word
52	265(4)	Notification of changes in particulars of an audit firm	Form 5	PDF	Word
53	268 & 272	Application to request Registrar to appoint auditor	Nil	PDF	Word
54	277	Notification of Special Notice to Remove Auditor	Nil	PDF	Word
55	278	Notification to Remove Auditor form Office	Nil	PDF	Word
56	282	Notice of resignation of auditor to the Registrar	Nil	PDF	Word
57	284	Cessation of Office by Auditor	Nil	PDF	Word
58	340(1)	Extension of Time for Holding of Annual General Meeting	Nil	PDF	Word
59	352	Statement of Particulars to be Lodged with Charge	Form 34	PDF	Word (updated as at 10/4/2017)
60	355(1), (2) & (3)	Statement containing particulars of a series of debentures	Form 35	PDF	Word
61	355(2) & (3)	Particulars when more than one issue is made of debentures in a series	Form 36	PDF	Word
62	359(1)	Notice of Assignment of Charge	Form 40A	PDF	Word
63	359(2)	Notice of Variation in terms of charge	Form 40B	PDF	Word
64	360(1)	Memorandum Where Property or Undertaking Is Released Form Registered Charge or Has Ceased To Form Part of Company’s Property or Undertaking	Form 42	PDF	Word
65	360(1)	Memorandum of Satisfaction of Registered Charge	Form 41	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/4/2021)
66	360(2)	Statutory Declaration Verifying Memorandum	Form 43	PDF	Word (updated as at 19/4/2019)
67	360(2)	Evidence of Satisfaction of Charge/Release or Property or Part of Property From Charge	Form 42B	PDF	Word
68	370(2)(d)	Company dissolved without winding up	Nil	PDF	Word
69	377	Notice of Appointment of Receiver	Form 59	PDF	Word
70	379	Notice of Cessation of Office by Receiver or Manager	Form 60	PDF	Word
71	391(1)	Accounts of Receipts and Payments by Receiver or Receiver and Manager	Form 63	PDF	Word
72	396	Notification of Commencement of the Moratorium for voluntary Arrangement	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 2/3/2018)
73	400(7)	Notification of Results of Creditors’ Meetings and Meeting of Members	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 2/3/2018)
74	401(2)	Notification of Replacement of nominee	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 2/3/2018)
75	406(3)	Notification of Application for the Extension of Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 2/3/2018)
76	408(1)	Notification for Advertisement of Notice of the Application for Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 2/3/2018)
77	408(2)	Notification of Application for Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)
78	413	Notification of Appointment of new Judicial Manager	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 14/8/2018)
79	417 & Subdivision 2, Division 8	Notification for the discharge of judicial manager	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 25/1/2019)
80	418(1)(a)	Notification of Notice of Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 1/3/2021)
81	418(1)(a)	Notification of Extension of Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)
82	419(5)	Notification of Company's Statements of Affairs at the Date of the Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)
83	420(1)(a)	Notification of Statement of Proposals	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 18/5/2021)
84	421(4) & 423(5)	Notification of Results of the Creditors’ Meeting	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 8/3/2018)
85	421(7), 424(3) & 425(5)	Notification for the Discharge of Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 25/1/2019)
86	439(2)(a)	Notice of Resolution (Creditors’ Winding up)	Nil	PDF	Word
87	439(2)(a)	Notice of Resolution (Members’ Winding up)	Nil	PDF	Word
88	440(1)	Statutory Declaration of inability of company to continue business and that meeting of the company and its creditors have been summoned	Nil	PDF	Word
89	443	Declaration of Solvency	Form 66	PDF	Word
90	447(4)	Notice of Holding of Meeting of Creditors	Form 68	PDF	Word
91	459(3)	Return by Liquidator relating to final Meeting	Form 69	PDF	Word
92	459(3)	Return by Liquidator relating to Final Meeting (MCO/CMCO)	Form 69	PDF	Word (uploaded on 4/6/2020)
93	459(6)	Differing the date of dissolution (voluntary winding up)	Nil	PDF	Word
94	474(1)	Notice of the winding up order and particulars of liquidator	Form 65	PDF	Word
95	484, 390(2)	Affidavit verifying statement of affairs	Form 62	PDF	Word
96	484, 388, 390	Statement of Affairs	Form 61	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/3/2017)
97	491	Orders of release of Dissolution (release)	Nil	PDF	Word
98	491	Orders of release of Dissolution	Nil	PDF	Word
99	492	Stay of winding up	Nil	PDF	Word
100	493	Termination order	Nil	PDF	Word
101	513(1)	Notice of Appointment and Address of Liquidator (Court Winding Up)	Form 70	PDF	Word
102	513(1)	Notice of Appointment and Address of Liquidator (Creditors’ Winding Up)	Form 72	PDF	Word
103	513(1)	Notice of Appointment and Address of Liquidator (Voluntary Winding Up)	Form 71	PDF	Word
104	513(1)	Notice of Change of Liquidator’s Address	Form 73	PDF	Word
105	513(3)	Notice by Liquidator of Resignation or Removal From Office	Form 74	PDF	Word
106	514(1)	Liquidator’s account of receipts and payments and statements	Form 75	PDF	Word
107	535	Void dissolution	Nil	PDF	Word
108	550	Application to strike of company	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 21/6/2017)
109	552	Notice of intention to object the striking off of a company	Nil	PDF	Word
110	553	Notice to withdraw striking off application	Nil	PDF	Word
111	562(1)	Application for Registration of Foreign Company	Form 79 & 80	PDF	Word (updated as at 24/7/2018)
112	563(2), (3) & 567(1)(c)	Change of Particulars of Foreign Company’s Agent	Form 85 & 85A	PDF	Word (updated as at 24/7/2018)
113	566(2)	Notice of Situation of Registered Office and Office Hours of Foreign Company in Malaysia	Form 44	PDF	Word (uploaded as at 24/7/2018)
114	567(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g)	Particulars of change or alteration relating to foreign company	Form 44, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86	PDF	Word (updated as at 24/7/2018)
115	567(3)	Notice of Increase in Authorised Share Capital/Share Capital by Foreign Company	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 30/9/2021)
116	575(1)	Statutory Declaration Verifying Financial Statement of Foreign Company	Form 87	PDF	Word
117	575(7)	Application for waiver by foreign company	Nil	PDF	Word
118	576	Annual Return of Foreign Company	Form 80A	PDF	Word
119	578(1)	Notice by Foreign Company of Cessation of Business	Form 90	PDF	Word (updated as at 13/12/2017)
120	578(3)	Notice by Agent of Foreign Company of Liquidator or Dissolution of Company	Form 91	PDF	Word
121	602	Rectification of Register	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 4/6/2018)
122	609	Application for Extension of time for lodging Document with Registrar (Application for Extension of time other than S259(2) and S340(1))	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 12/4/2017)
123	618(8) or (9)	Notice of share capital	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 7/3/2019)
124	Para 5 Seventh Schedule	Notification of Withdrawal of Consent to Act as Nominee	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 20/4/2023)
125	Para 10(a) & (c)Eight Schedule	Notification for Advertisement of Commencement of Moratorium for Voluntary Arrangement	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 14/8/2018)
126	Para 12(a) & (b) Eight Schedule	Notification for Advertisement of the end of Moratorium	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 29/3/2023)
127	Subdivision 1, Division 8 Part lll	Notification on orders of Court pursuant to application under Division 8 of Part lll	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 14/8/2018)
128	Subdivision 2, Division 8 Part lll	Notification on orders of Court Pursuant to application under Division 8 of Part lll	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 18/5/2020)
129	Subdivision 2, Division 8 Part lll	Application of Judicial Management Order (Information Update)	Nil	PDF	Word (uploaded on 14/8/2018)
130	PD2/2017	Notification of Change in the Business Address and/or Nature of Business	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 29/9/2017)

Schedule C

No	Section	Form	Form under Companies Act 1965	Format (PDF)	Format (Word)
1	105	Instrument of Transfer of Shares	Form 32A	PDF	Word (updated as at 13/3/2017)
2	113	Solvency Statement (to be made for the purposes of S126 & S127)	Nil	PDF	Word
3	137	Notice of Interest of Substantial Shareholder	Form 29A	PDF	Word
4	138	Change in Interest Substantial Shareholder	Form 29B	PDF	Word
5	139	Notice of Person Ceasing to be a Substantial Shareholder	Form 29C	PDF	Word
6	142	Notice To Non-Residents As To Requirements Relating To The Disclosure Of Substantial Shareholdings	Form 29D	PDF	Word (uploaded as at 13/3/2017)
7	201	Declaration by Person before Appointment as Director	Form 48A	PDF	Word (updated as at 01/11/2018)
8	236(3)	Declaration by Person before Appointment as Secretary	Form 48F	PDF	Word (updated as at 9/8/2017)
9	397(1)(b)	Terms of Proposed Voluntary Arrangement and Company’s Statements of Affairs	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)
10	397(2)	Statement on prospect of Proposals for a Voluntary Arrangement	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)
11	398(1)(d)	Consent to Act as Nominee	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)
12	418(2)	Company’s Statement of Affairs at the date of the Judicial Management Order	Nil	PDF	Word (updated as at 14/8/2018)

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