Sections

Section 1

Short title, extent, commencement and application.

Section 2

Definitions.

Section 3

Formation of company.

Section 3A

Reduction of Members below Statutory Minimum

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

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

Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement.

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

Issues 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

Contravention of Provisions of Section 73 or 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

Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases.

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.