Companies Act, 1956

Section - 3 - Definitions of company, existing company, private company and public company

Definitions of "company", "existing company", "private company" and "public company".

3.     (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expressions "company", "existing company", "private company" and "public company", shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), have the meanings specified below :—

          (i)  "company" means a company formed and registered under this Act or an existing company as defined in clause (ii);

         (ii)  "existing  company" means a company formed and registered under any of the previous companies laws specified below:—

     (a)  any Act or Acts relating to companies in force before the Indian Companies Act, 1866 (10 of 1866) and repealed by that Act;

     (b)  the Indian Compa .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store