Companies Act, 2013
Section - 1 - Short title, extent, commencement and applicationSection - 2 - Definitions
Section - 3 - Formation of company
Section - 3A - Members severally liable in certain cases
Section - 4 - Memorandum
Section - 5 - Articles
Section - 6 - Act to override memorandum, articles, etc.
Section - 7 - Incorporation of company
Section - 8 - Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc.
Section - 9 - Effect of registration
Section - 10 - Effect of memorandum and articles
Section - 10A - Commencement of business, etc.
Section - 11 - Commencement of business, etc.
Section - 12 - Registered office of company
Section - 13 - Alteration of memorandum
Section - 14 - Alteration of articles
Section - 15 - Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy.
Section - 16 - Rectification of name of company
Section - 17 - Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members
Section - 18 - Conversion of companies already registered
Section - 19 - Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company
Section - 20 - Service of documents
Section - 21 - Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts
Section - 22 - Execution of bills of exchange, etc
Section - 23 - Public offer and private placement
Section - 24 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc
Section - 25 - Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus
Section - 26 - Matters to be stated in prospectus
Section - 27 - Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus
Section - 28 - Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company
Section - 29 - Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form
Section - 30 - Advertisement of prospectus
Section - 31 - Shelf prospectus
Section - 32 - Red herring prospectus
Section - 33 - Issue of application forms for securities
Section - 34 - Criminal liability for mis-statements in prospectus
Section - 35 - Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus
Section - 36 - Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money
Section - 37 - Action by affected persons
Section - 38 - Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc., of securities
Section - 39 - Allotment of securities by company
Section - 40 - Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges
Section - 41 - Global depository receipt
Section - 42 - Issue of shares on private placement basis
Section - 43 - Kinds of share capital
Section - 44 - Nature of shares or debentures
Section - 45 - Numbering of shares
Section - 46 - Certificate of shares
Section - 47 - Voting rights
Section - 48 - Variation of shareholders' rights
Section - 49 - Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis
Section - 50 - Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up
Section - 51 - Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-up
Section - 52 - Application of premiums received on issue of shares
Section - 53 - Prohibition on issue of shares at discount
Section - 54 - Issue of sweat equity shares
Section - 55 - Issue and redemption of preference shares
Section - 56 - Transfer and transmission of securities
Section - 57 - Punishment for personation of shareholder
Section - 58 - Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal
Section - 59 - Rectification of register of members
Section - 60 - Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital
Section - 61 - Power of limited company to alter its share capital
Section - 62 - Further issue of share capital
Section - 63 - Issue of bonus shares
Section - 64 - Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital
Section - 65 - Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company
Section - 66 - Reduction of share capital
Section - 67 - Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares
Section - 68 - Power of company to purchase its own securities
Section - 69 - Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account
Section - 70 - Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances
Section - 71 - Debentures
Section - 72 - Power to nominate
Section - 73 - Prohibition on acceptance of deposits from public
Section - 74 - Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commencement of this Act.
Section - 75 - Damages for fraud
Section - 76 - Acceptance of deposits from public by certain companies
Section - 76A - Punishment for contravention of section 73 or section 76
Section - 77 - Duty to register charges, etc.
Section - 78 - Application for registration of charge.
Section - 79 - Section 77 to apply in certain matters
Section - 80 - Date of notice of charge
Section - 81 - Register of charges to be kept by Registrar
Section - 82 - Company to report satisfaction of charge
Section - 83 - Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company
Section - 84 - Intimation of appointment of receiver or manager
Section - 85 - Company's register of charges
Section - 86 - Punishment for contravention
Section - 87 - Rectification by Central Government in Register of charges
Section - 88 - Register of members, etc.
Section - 89 - Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any share
Section - 90 - Register of significant beneficial owners in a company
Section - 91 - Power to close register of members or debenture-holders or other security holders
Section - 92 - Annual return
Section - 93 - Return to be filed with Registrar in case promoters' stake changes
Section - 94 - Place of keeping and inspection of registers, returns, etc.
Section - 95 - Registers, etc., to be evidence
Section - 96 - Annual general meeting
Section - 97 - Power of Tribunal to call annual general meeting
Section - 98 - Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc.
Section - 99 - Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98
Section - 100 - Calling of extraordinary general meeting
Section - 101 - Notice of meeting
Section - 102 - Statement to be annexed to notice
Section - 103 - Quorum for meetings
Section - 104 - Chairman of meetings
Section - 105 - Proxies
Section - 106 - Restriction on voting rights
Section - 107 - Voting by show of hands
Section - 108 - Voting through electronic means
Section - 109 - Demand for poll
Section - 110 - Postal ballot
Section - 111 - Circulation of members' resolution
Section - 112 - Representation of President and Governors in meetings
Section - 113 - Representation of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors
Section - 114 - Ordinary and special resolutions
Section - 115 - Resolutions requiring special notice
Section - 116 - Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting
Section - 117 - Resolutions and agreements to be filed
Section - 118 - Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolutions passed by postal ballot
Section - 119 - Inspection of minute-books of general meeting
Section - 120 - Maintenance and inspection of documents in electronic form
Section - 121 - Report on annual general meeting
Section - 122 - Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company
Section - 123 - Declaration of dividend
Section - 124 - Unpaid Dividend Account
Section - 125 - Investor Education and Protection Fund
Section - 126 - Right to dividend, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares
Section - 127 - Punishment for failure to distribute dividends
Section - 128 - Books of account, etc., to be kept by company
Section - 129 - Financial statement
Section - 129A - Periodical financial results
Section - 130 - Re-opening of accounts on court's or Tribunal's orders
Section - 131 - Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board's report.
Section - 132 - Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority
Section - 133 - Central Government to prescribe accounting standards
Section - 134 - Financial statement, Board's report, etc.
Section - 135 - Corporate Social Responsibility
Section - 136 - Right of member to copies of audited financial statement
Section - 137 - Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar
Section - 138 - Internal audit.
Section - 139 - Appointment of auditors
Section - 140 - Removal, resignation of auditor and giving of special notice
Section - 141 - Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors
Section - 142 - Remuneration of auditors.
Section - 143 - Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards
Section - 144 - Auditor not to render certain services.
Section - 145 - Auditor to sign audit reports, etc.
Section - 146 - Auditors to attend general meeting.
Section - 147 - Punishment for contravention
Section - 148 - Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies
Section - 149 - Company to have Board of Directors
Section - 150 - Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of databank of independent directors
Section - 151 - Appointment of director elected by small shareholders.
Section - 152 - Appointment of directors
Section - 153 - Application for allotment of Director Identification Number
Section - 154 - Allotment of Director Identification Number.
Section - 155 - Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number.
Section - 156 - Director to intimate Director Identification Number.
Section - 157 - Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
Section - 158 - Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number.
Section - 159 - Penalty for default of certain provisions
Section - 160 - Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship
Section - 161 - Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director
Section - 162 - Appointment of directors to be voted individually.
Section - 163 - Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors.
Section - 164 - Disqualifications for appointment of director
Section - 165 - Number of directorships
Section - 166 - Duties of directors
Section - 167 - Vacation of office of director
Section - 168 - Resignation of director
Section - 169 - Removal of directors
Section - 170 - Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding.
Section - 171 - Members' right to inspect.
Section - 172 - Penalty
Section - 173 - Meetings of Board
Section - 174 - Quorum for meetings of Board.
Section - 175 - Passing of resolution by circulation
Section - 176 - Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken
Section - 177 - Audit Committee
Section - 178 - Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Section - 179 - Powers of Board
Section - 180 - Restrictions on powers of Board
Section - 181 - Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc
Section - 182 - Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions
Section - 183 - Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defence fund, etc.
Section - 184 - Disclosure of interest by director
Section - 185 - Loans to directors, etc.
Section - 186 - Loan and investment by company
Section - 187 - Investments of company to be held in its own name
Section - 188 - Related party transactions
Section - 189 - Register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested
Section - 190 - Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directors
Section - 191 - Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares
Section - 192 - Restriction on non-cash transactions involving directors
Section - 193 - Contract by One Person Company
Section - 194 - Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel
Section - 195 - Prohibition on insider trading of securities
Section - 196 - Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager
Section - 197 - Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits
Section - 198 - Calculation of profits
Section - 199 - Recovery of remuneration in certain cases
Section - 200 - Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration
Section - 201 - Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications
Section - 202 - Compensation for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager
Section - 203 - Appointment of key managerial personnel
Section - 204 - Secretarial audit for bigger companies
Section - 205 - Functions of company secretary
Section - 206 - Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
Section - 207 - Conduct of inspection and inquiry
Section - 208 - Report on inspection made
Section - 209 - Search and seizure
Section - 210 - Investigation into affairs of company
Section - 211 - Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Section - 212 - Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Section - 213 - Investigation into company's affairs in other cases
Section - 214 - Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
Section - 215 - Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
Section - 216 - Investigation of ownership of company
Section - 217 - Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
Section - 218 - Protection of employees during investigation
Section - 219 - Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc.
Section - 220 - Seizure of documents by inspector
Section - 221 - Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
Section - 222 - Imposition of restrictions upon securities
Section - 223 - Inspector's report
Section - 224 - Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector's report
Section - 225 - Expenses of investigation
Section - 226 - Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
Section - 227 - Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
Section - 228 - Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
Section - 229 - Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents
Section - 230 - Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members
Section - 231 - Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement
Section - 232 - Merger and amalgamation of companies
Section - 233 - Merger or amalgamation of certain companies
Section - 234 - Merger or amalgamation of company with foreign company
Section - 235 - Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority
Section - 236 - Purchase of minority shareholding
Section - 237 - Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest
Section - 238 - Registration of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares
Section - 239 - Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies
Section - 240 - Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc.
Section - 241 - Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc.
Section - 242 - Powers of Tribunal
Section - 243 - Consequence of termination or modification of certain agreements
Section - 244 - Right to apply under section 241
Section - 245 - Class action
Section - 246 - Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245
Section - 247 - Valuation by registered valuers
Section - 248 - Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies
Section - 249 - Restrictions on making application under section 248 in certain situations
Section - 250 - Effect of company notified as dissolved
Section - 251 - Fraudulent application for removal of name
Section - 252 - Appeal to Tribunal
Section - 253 - 253
Section - 254 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 255 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 256 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 257 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 258 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 259 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 260 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 261 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 262 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 263 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 264 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 265 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 266 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 267 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 268 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 269 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 270 - Winding up by Tribunal
Section - 271 - Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal
Section - 272 - Petition for winding up
Section - 273 - Powers of Tribunal
Section - 274 - Directions for filing statement of affairs
Section - 275 - Company Liquidators and their appointments
Section - 276 - Removal and replacement of liquidator
Section - 277 - Intimation to Company Liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registrar
Section - 278 - Effect of winding up order
Section - 279 - Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order
Section - 280 - Jurisdiction of Tribunal
Section - 281 - Submission of report by Company Liquidator
Section - 282 - Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator.
Section - 283 - Custody of company's properties
Section - 284 - Promoters, directors, etc., to co-operate with Company Liquidator
Section - 285 - Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets.
Section - 286 - Obligations of directors and managers
Section - 287 - Advisory committee
Section - 288 - Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal
Section - 289 - Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up
Section - 290 - Powers and duties of Company Liquidator
Section - 291 - Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator.
Section - 292 - Exercise and control of Company Liquidator's powers
Section - 293 - Books to be kept by Company Liquidator
Section - 294 - Audit of Company Liquidator's accounts
Section - 295 - Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off.
Section - 296 - Power of Tribunal to make calls
Section - 297 - Adjustment of rights of contributories
Section - 298 - Power to order costs
Section - 299 - Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc
Section - 300 - Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc.
Section - 301 - Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond
Section - 302 - Dissolution of company by Tribunal
Section - 303 - Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act
Section - 304 - Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f
Section - 305 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 306 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 307 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 308 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 309 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 310 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 311 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 312 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 313 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 314 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 315 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 316 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 317 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 318 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 319 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 320 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 321 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 322 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 323 - [Omitted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, w.e.f. 15-11-2016]
Section - 324 - Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof
Section - 325 - Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies
Section - 326 - Overriding preferential payments
Section - 327 - Preferential payments
Section - 328 - Fraudulent preference
Section - 329 - Transfers not in good faith to be void.
Section - 330 - Certain transfers to be void
Section - 331 - Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred
Section - 332 - Effect of floating charge
Section - 333 - Disclaimer of onerous property
Section - 334 - Transfer, etc., after commencement of winding up to be void
Section - 335 - Certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal to be void
Section - 336 - Offences by officers of companies in liquidation
Section - 337 - Penalty for frauds by officers
Section - 338 - Liability where proper accounts not kept
Section - 339 - Liability for fraudulent conduct of business
Section - 340 - Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
Section - 341 - Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companies
Section - 342 - Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company
Section - 343 - Company Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction
Section - 344 - Statement that company is in liquidation
Section - 345 - Books and papers of company to be evidence
Section - 346 - Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories
Section - 347 - Disposal of books and papers of company
Section - 348 - Information as to pending liquidations
Section - 349 - Official Liquidator to make payments into public account of India.
Section - 350 - Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled bank
Section - 351 - Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account
Section - 352 - Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Account
Section - 353 - Liquidator to make returns, etc
Section - 354 - Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories
Section - 355 - Court, Tribunal or person, etc., before whom affidavit may be sworn
Section - 356 - Powers of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void
Section - 357 - Commencement of winding up by Tribunal
Section - 358 - Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
Section - 359 - Appointment of Official Liquidator
Section - 360 - Powers and functions of Official Liquidator
Section - 361 - Summary procedure for liquidation
Section - 362 - Sale of assets and recovery of debts due to company
Section - 363 - Settlement of claims of creditors by Official Liquidator
Section - 364 - Appeal by creditor
Section - 365 - Order of dissolution of company
Section - 366 - Companies capable of being registered
Section - 367 - Certificate of registration of existing companies
Section - 368 - Vesting of property on registration
Section - 369 - Saving of existing liabilities
Section - 370 - Continuation of pending legal proceedings
Section - 371 - Effect of registration under this Part
Section - 372 - Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings
Section - 373 - Suits stayed on winding up order
Section - 374 - Obligations of companies registering under this Part.
Section - 375 - Winding up of unregistered companies
Section - 376 - Power to wind up foreign companies, although dissolved
Section - 377 - Provisions of Chapter cumulative
Section - 378 - Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases
Section - 378A - Definitions
Section - 378B - Objects of Producer Company
Section - 378C - Formation of Producer Company and its registration.
Section - 378D - Membership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company
Section - 378E - Benefits to Members
Section - 378F - Memorandum of Producer Company
Section - 378G - Articles of association
Section - 378H - Amendment of memorandum
Section - 378-I - Amendment of articles
Section - 378J - Option to inter-State co-operative societies to become Producer Companies
Section - 378K - Effect of incorporation of Producer Company
Section - 378L - Vesting of undertaking in Producer Company
Section - 378M - Concession, etc., to be deemed to have been granted to Producer Company
Section - 378N - Provisions in respect of officers and other employees of inter-State co-operative society
Section - 378-O - Number of directors
Section - 378P - Appointment of directors
Section - 378Q - Vacation of office by directors
Section - 378R - Powers and functions of Board
Section - 378S - Matters to be transacted at general meeting
Section - 378T - Liability of directors
Section - 378U - Committee of directors
Section - 378V - Meetings of Board and quorum
Section - 378W - Chief Executive and his functions
Section - 378X - Secretary of Producer Company
Section - 378Y - Quorum
Section - 378Z - Voting rights
Section - 378ZA - Annual general meetings
Section - 378ZB - Share capital
Section - 378ZC - Special user rights
Section - 378ZD - Transferability of shares and attendant rights
Section - 378ZE - Books of account
Section - 378ZF - Internal audit
Section - 378ZG - Duties of auditor under this Chapter
Section - 378ZH - Donation or subscription by Producer Company
Section - 378Z-I - General and other reserves
Section - 378ZJ - Issue of bonus shares
Section - 378ZK - Loan, etc., to Members
Section - 378ZL - Investment in other companies, formation of subsidiaries, etc.
Section - 378ZM - Penalty for contravention
Section - 378ZN - Amalgamation, merger or division, etc., to form new Producer Companies
Section - 378Z-O - Disputes
Section - 378ZP - Strike off name of Producer Company
Section - 378ZQ - Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws
Section - 378ZR - Application of provisions relating to private companies
Section - 378ZS - Re-conversion of Producer Company to inter-State co-operative society
Section - 378ZT - Power to modify Act in its application to Producer Companies
Section - 378ZU - Power to make rules
Section - 379 - Application of Act to foreign companies
Section - 380 - Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies
Section - 381 - Accounts of foreign company
Section - 382 - Display of name, etc., of foreign company
Section - 383 - Service on foreign company
Section - 384 - Debentures, annual return, registration of charges, books of account and their inspection
Section - 385 - Fee for registration of documents
Section - 386 - Interpretation
Section - 387 - Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein
Section - 388 - Provisions as to expert's consent and allotment
Section - 389 - Registration of prospectus
Section - 390 - Offer of Indian Depository Receipts
Section - 391 - Application of sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX
Section - 392 - Punishment for contravention
Section - 393 - Company's failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc.
Section - 393A - Exemptions under this Chapter
Section - 394 - Annual reports on Government companies
Section - 395 - Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies
Section - 396 - Registration offices
Section - 397 - Admissibility of certain documents as evidence
Section - 398 - Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents, inspection, etc., in electronic form
Section - 399 - Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar
Section - 400 - Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form
Section - 401 - Provision of value added services through electronic form
Section - 402 - Application of provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000
Section - 403 - Fee for filing, etc.
Section - 404 - Fees, etc., to be credited into public account
Section - 405 - Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics
Section - 406 - Provision relating to Nidhis and its application, etc.
Section - 407 - Definitions
Section - 408 - Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal
Section - 409 - Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal
Section - 410 - Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
Section - 411 - Qualifications of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
Section - 412 - Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
Section - 413 - Term of office of President, chairperson and other Members
Section - 414 - Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members
Section - 415 - Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal
Section - 416 - Resignation of Members
Section - 417 - Removal of Members
Section - 417A - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member
Section - 418 - Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
Section - 418A - Benches of Appellate Tribunal
Section - 419 - Benches of Tribunal
Section - 420 - Orders of Tribunal
Section - 421 - Appeal from orders of Tribunal
Section - 422 - Expeditious disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
Section - 423 - Appeal to Supreme Court
Section - 424 - Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
Section - 425 - Power to punish for contempt
Section - 426 - Delegation of powers
Section - 427 - President, Members, officers, etc., to be public servants
Section - 428 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section - 429 - Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc
Section - 430 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
Section - 431 - Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings
Section - 432 - Right to legal representation
Section - 433 - Limitation
Section - 434 - Transfer of certain pending proceedings
Section - 435 - Establishment of Special Courts
Section - 436 - Offences triable by Special Courts
Section - 437 - Appeal and revision
Section - 438 - Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
Section - 439 - Offences to be non-cognizable
Section - 440 - Transitional provisions
Section - 441 - Compounding of certain offences
Section - 442 - Reference to mediation
Section - 443 - Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors
Section - 444 - Appeal against acquittal
Section - 445 - Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
Section - 446 - Application of fines
Section - 446A - Factors for determining level of punishment
Section - 446B - Lesser penalties for certain companies
Section - 447 - Punishment for fraud
Section - 448 - Punishment for false statement
Section - 449 - Punishment for false evidence
Section - 450 - Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided
Section - 451 - Punishment in case of repeated default
Section - 452 - Punishment for wrongful withholding of property
Section - 453 - Punishment for improper use of "Limited" or "Private Limited"
Section - 454 - Adjudication of penalties
Section - 454A - Penalty for repeated default
Section - 455 - Dormant company
Section - 456 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section - 457 - Non-disclosure of information in certain cases
Section - 458 - Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions
Section - 459 - Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications
Section - 460 - Condonation of delay in certain cases
Section - 461 - Annual report by Central Government
Section - 462 - Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act
Section - 463 - Power of court to grant relief in certain cases
Section - 464 - Prohibition of association or partnership of persons exceeding certain number
Section - 465 - Repeal of certain enactments and savings
Section - 466 - Dissolution of Company Law Board and consequential provisions
Section - 467 - Power of Central Government to amend Schedules
Section - 468 - Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up
Section - 469 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section - 470 - Power to remove difficulties
Schedule I - Schedule I
Schedule II - USEFUL LIVES TO COMPUTE DEPRECIATION
Schedule III - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A COMPANY WHOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPANIES (ACCOUNTING STANDARDS) RULES, 2006
Schedule IV - CODE FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
Schedule V - CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A MANAGING OR WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR OR A MANAGER WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Schedule VI - INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS/INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES
Schedule VII - ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED BY COMPANIES IN THEIR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICIES
Appendix I - PROVISIONS OF OTHER ACTS REFERRED TO IN COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Appendix II - WORDS & PHRASES JUDICIALLY NOTICED
Appendix III - Circulars & Notifications issued under the Companies Act, 2013
Appendix IV - Part IXA of Companies Act, 1956
Appendix V - Provisions of Companies Act, 1956 applicable to limited liability partnership
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