G.O. (Ms.) No. 127, Online Registration of New Partnership Firms, 2021
The Commercial Taxes and Registration (M1) Department issued Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 127 on 6 October 2021, amending the Tamil Nadu Partnership (Registration of Firms) Rules, 1932. The amendment allows applications, documents, firm registrations and fee transactions under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 to be handled electronically.
What the government order does
The Commercial Taxes and Registration (M1) Department issued Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 127 on 6 October 2021. It amends the Tamil Nadu Partnership (Registration of Firms) Rules, 1932 by adding rule 20, which permits specified registration processes to be completed electronically.
The amendment followed a proposal from the Inspector General of Registration concerning online registration of new partnership firms under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. The proposal arose from a District level Business Reforms Action Plan suggestion.
Electronic processes permitted
Rule 20 of the Tamil Nadu Partnership (Registration of Firms) Rules, 1932 allows the following to be done electronically:
- Submission of an application, statement, intimation or notice.
- Filing of declarations or documents.
- Furnishing of particulars.
- Acknowledgement of receipt of statements and documents.
- Registration of firms.
- Receipt or payment of fees.
The wording says these activities may also be carried out electronically. It therefore introduces an electronic option for the listed processes.
Who is affected
Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 127 primarily affects people applying to register a new partnership firm under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. It also affects the registration authorities who receive applications and documents, acknowledge their receipt, register firms and handle fees.
The order was forwarded for information and appropriate action to all Deputy Inspectors General of Registration and all District Registrars. The source text does not introduce any change concerning property registration, land records or stamp duty rates.
Publication and administration
The notification attached to Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 127 was directed to be published in an extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 6 October 2021.
The Government Central Press was directed to send copies of the Gazette to the Government and the Inspector General of Registration. The National Informatics Centre was also listed for hosting the government order on the Tamil Nadu Government website.
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Common questions
Can I apply online to register a new partnership firm in Tamil Nadu?
Yes. The amendment permits applications, declarations, documents and other required particulars for firm registration to be submitted electronically.
Can partnership registration fees be paid electronically?
Yes. Rule 20 permits the receipt or payment of fees by electronic means.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 127 change stamp duty or property registration rules?
No such change is stated. The document concerns electronic procedures for registration of partnership firms under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
Does the amendment make electronic filing the only available method?
The amendment says the listed processes may also be carried out electronically. It presents electronic processing as an additional permitted method.
