On incorporation of a company, ROC issues a Certificate of Incorporation certifying that the company named in the Certificate has come into existence from the date of issue of the Certificate, and its name has been entered in the Register of Companies maintained by the ROC. Further, ROC allows a Corporate Identification Number (CIN) to every registered company, which is its unique identification number. However, once the company is registered, its name cannot be removed from the Register unless it is legally dissolved, either through winding up or through an amalgamation with another business. However, the Act provides an alternative to the winding up procedure in the event that the business is defunct, namely Striking off the name of the Company from the Register of Companies.