Registration of foreign companies: new 2014 rules under the Companies Act replace earlier rules and fix commencement. Notification establishes the Companies (Registration of Foreign Companies) Rules, 2014 under the Companies Act, 2013, designates their short title, fixes their commencement on the first day of April, 2014, and expressly supersedes prior rules made under the Companies Act, 1956 insofar as they relate to matters covered by the new rules while saving prior actions.