Section 18: Conversion of companies already registered
What this section makes a company do, step by step, with the eForms and the days each step allows. Then the section itself, quoted in full.
The procedure, step by step.
Every step in order, the days each one allows, and the eForm it files.
Conversion of Company Type (S.18)
5 steps · about 111 days · INC-27, MGT-14| Step | Allows | Files |
|---|---|---|
| Board Recommends Conversion | 7 days | — |
| Pass Special Resolution | 30 days | — |
| Alter Articles of Association | 14 days | — |
| File INC-27 with ROC | 30 days | INC-27 |
| File MGT-14 | 30 days | MGT-14 |
Section 18 in full.
(1) A company of any class registered under this Act may convert itself as a company of other class under this Act by alteration of memorandum and articles of the company in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) Where the conversion is required to be done under this section, the Registrar shall on an application made by the company, after satisfying himself that the provisions of this Chapter applicable for registration of companies have been complied with, close the former registration of the company and after registering the documents referred to in sub-section (1), issue a certificate of incorporation in the same manner as its first registration.
(3) The registration of a company under this section shall not affect any debts, liabilities, obligations or contracts incurred or entered into, by or on behalf of the company before conversion and such debts, liabilities, obligations and contracts may be enforced in the manner as if such registration had not been done.
Quoted from the Companies Act 2013 (Act 18 of 2013) as amended, and checked against the MCA text on 17 August 2026. Reproduction of an Act is permitted under section 52(1)(q) of the Copyright Act 1957.
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