The Companies Act 2013

SECTION 1	Short Title, Extent, Commencement and Application
SECTION 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 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 member
SECTION 18	Conversion of Companies Already Registered
SECTION 19	Subsidiary Company not to hold shares in its Holding Company.
SECTION 20	Service ofDocument
SECTION 21	Authentication of Documents, Proceedings and Contracts
SECTION 11	Commencement of Business, 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	Offer or Invitation for Subscription of Securities on Private Placement
SECTION 43	Kinds of Share Capital
SECTION 44	Nature of Shares orDebentures
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 matter
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 112	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 142	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	Loan 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 directions
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 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 Advisors 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	Consequences 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 and 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	Determination of sickness.
SECTION 254	Application for Revival and Rehabilitation
SECTION 255	Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
SECTION 256	Appointment of Interim Administrator
SECTION 257	Committee of Creditors
SECTION 258	Order of Tribunal
SECTION 259	Appointment of Administrator
SECTION 260	Powers and Duties of Company Administrator
SECTION 261	Scheme of Revival and Rehabilitation
SECTION 262	Sanction of Scheme
SECTION 263	Scheme to be Binding
SECTION 264	Implementation of Scheme
SECTION 265	Winding Up of Company on Report of Company Administrator
SECTION 266	Power of Tribunal to Assess Damages Against Delinquent Directors, etc
SECTION 267	Punishment for Certain Offences
SECTION 268	Bar of Jurisdiction
SECTION 269	Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund
SECTION 270	Modes of Winding Up
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
SECTION 283	Custody of company’s properties
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	Circumstances in Which Company May be Wound up Voluntarily
SECTION 305	Declaration of Solvency in Case of Proposal to Wind Up Voluntarily
SECTION 306	Meeting of Creditors
SECTION 307	Publication of Resolution to Wind Up Voluntarily
SECTION 308	Commencement of Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 309	Effect of Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 310	Appointment of Company Liquidator
SECTION 311	Power to Remove and Fill Vacancy of Company Liquidator
SECTION 312	Notice of Appointment of Company Liquidator to be Given to Registrar.
SECTION 313	Cesser of Board’s Powers on Appointment of Company Liquidator
SECTION 314	Powers and Duties of Company Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 315	Appointment of Committees
SECTION 316	Company Liquidator to Submit Report on Progress of Winding Up
SECTION 317	Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for Examination of persons
SECTION 318	Final Meeting and Dissolution of Company.
SECTION 319	Power of Company Liquidator to Accept Shares, etc., as Consideration for Sale of Property of Company
SECTION 320	Distribution of Property of Company
SECTION 321	Arrangement When Binding on Company and Creditors
SECTION 322	Power to Apply to Tribunal to Have Questions Determined, etc
SECTION 323	Costs of Voluntary Winding Up
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	Transfers, 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 Liquidatorto 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 Aay 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 proceeding
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	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	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 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 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 prospects 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 393	Company’s failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc
SECTION 392	Punishment for Contravention
SECTION 391	Application of Sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX
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	Power to Modify Act in its Application to Nidhis
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 Members
SECTION 417	Removal Members
SECTION 417a	Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications,
SECTION 418	Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 418a	Benches of Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 419	Benches of Tribunal & Notified Date of Section : 01/06/2016
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	Mediation and Conciliation Panel
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	The court or the Special Court,
SECTION 446b	penalty is payable for non-compliance of any of the provisions
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	Nondisclosure of Information in Certain Cases
SECTION 458	Delegation by Central Governemnt 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	Memorandum of Association of A Company Limited by Shares
SCHEDULE I	Memorandum of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Not Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Memorandum of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Memorandum of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Not Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Memorandum of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Articles of Association of A Company Limited by Shares
SCHEDULE I	Articles of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Articles of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Not Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Articles of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE I	Articles of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Not Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE II	Useful Lives to Compute Depreciation
SCHEDULE II	USeful Lives to Compute Depreciation
SCHEDULE II	USeful Lives to Compute Depreciation
SCHEDULE III	Financial Statements for a company whose Financial Statements are required to comply with the Companies
SCHEDULE III	Financial Statements for a company whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
SCHEDULE III	Financial Statements for a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance of the Companies.
SCHEDULE IV	Code for Independent Directors
SCHEDULE V	Appointments
SCHEDULE VI	infrastructural projects
SCHEDULE VII	Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies Activities relating

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