Companies Act, 1956

Section - 1 - Short title, commencement and extent

COMPANIES ACT, 1956

[1 OF 1956]

 [REPEALED BY THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013]

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies
and certain other associations

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title, commencement and extent.

1.   (1) This Act may be called the Companies Act, 1956.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Govern­ment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

[(3) It extends to the whole of India :]

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