Meaning Co.

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30 March 2011 Wht is the meaning of Pvt. Ltd. & Ltd. & Publicaly Ltd. Co.?

30 March 2011 As per Sec 3(1)(iii) of the Companies Act, 1956---

"private company" means a company which has a minimum paid-up capital of one lakh rupees or such higher paid-up capital as may be prescribed, and by its articles,-



(a) restricts the right to transfer its shares, if any;



(b) limits the number of its members to fifty not including-



(i) persons who are in the employment of the company, and



(ii) persons who, having been formerly in the employment of the company, were members of the company while in that employment and have continued to be members after the employment ceased; and



(c) prohibits any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares in, or debentures of, the company;



(d) prohibits any invitation or acceptance of deposits from persons other than its members, directors or their relatives:



Provided that where two or more persons hold one or more shares in a company jointly, they shall, for the purposes of this definition, be treated as a single member.

30 March 2011 As per Sec 3(1)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956---

"public company" means a company which-

(a) is not a private company;



(b) has a minimum paid-up capital of five lakh rupees or such higher paid-up capital, as may be prescribed;



(c) is a private company which is a subsidiary of a company which is not a private company.


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