Maintaining Registers outside the registered office

As per section 94 & 95 of Companies Act, 2013

Registers specified u/s 88 and copies of the annual return maintained u/s 92 shall be kept at registered office of the company.

However, the aforesaid registers can be kept at anyother place in india otherthan registered office in which more than 1/10 th of total members reside and by passing SPECIAL RESOLUTION  by the company.

The registers and copies of all returns shall be open for inspection for Members,Security holders during business hours without paying any fee. If any other persons can inspect registers by paying prescribed fee.

According to Sec 95, registers and returns shall be treated as PRIMA FACIE evidence before court of laws for anything directed or authorised in that documents.

Registers to be maintained under Companies Act, 2013

As per section 88 of the companies act, 2013
1. Every company should keep and maintain the following registers at the registered office of the company:-
(i) Register of members indicating separately each class of equity and preference shareholders.

(ii)Register of debenture holders

(iii) Register of any other securityholders.

2. Register of beneficial owner maintained by depository shall be deemed to be register maintained under this act.

3. If so authorised by AOA a company can maintain a separate register outside india called foreign register containing names and particulars of members, debenture holders or beneficial owners residing outside india.