The Companies Act, 2013
India's company law — how a company is formed, its memorandum and articles, shares and debentures, directors and their duties, accounts and audit, meetings, compromises and mergers, oppression and mismanagement, winding up, producer companies, the National Company Law Tribunal, and the offences. All 525 sections and the seven Schedules.
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
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Chapter I
Preliminary
ss. 1–2Chapter II
Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto
ss. 3–22Chapter III
Prospectus and Allotment of Securities
ss. 23–42Chapter IV
Share Capital and Debentures
ss. 43–72Chapter V
Acceptance of Deposits by Companies
ss. 73–76AChapter VI
Registration of Charges
ss. 77–87Chapter VII
Management and Administration
ss. 88–122Chapter VIII
Declaration and Payment of Dividend
ss. 123–127Chapter IX
Accounts of Companies
ss. 128–138Chapter X
Audit and Auditors
ss. 139–148Chapter XI
Appointment and Qualifications of Directors
ss. 149–172Chapter XII
Meetings of Board and Its Powers
ss. 173–195Chapter XIII
Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel
ss. 196–205Chapter XIV
Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation
ss. 206–229Chapter XV
Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations
ss. 230–240Chapter XVI
Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement
ss. 241–246Chapter XVII
Registered Valuers
s. 247Chapter XVIII
Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies
ss. 248–252Chapter XIX
Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies
ss. 253–269Chapter XX
Winding Up
ss. 270–365270Part I — Winding up by the Tribunal271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323Part III — Provisions applicable to every mode of winding up324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358Part IV — Official Liquidators359360361362363364365
Chapter XXI
Companies authorised to register, and unregistered companies
ss. 366–378Chapter XXIA
Producer Companies1
ss. 378A–378ZU1 Ins. by Act 29 of 2020, s. 52 (w.e.f. 11-2-2021).
Part I — Preliminary378APart II — Incorporation of Producer Companies and Other Matters378B378C378D378E378F378G378H378-I378J378K378L378M378NPart III — Management of Producer Company378-O378P378Q378R378S378T378U378V378W378X378Y378ZPart IV — General Meetings378ZAPart V — Share Capital and Members Rights378ZB378ZC378ZDPart VI — Finance, Accounts and Audit378ZE378ZF378ZG378ZH378Z-I378ZJPart VII — Loans to Members and Investments378ZK378ZLPart VIII — Penalties378ZMPart IX — Amalgamation, Merger or Division378ZNPart X — Resolution of Disputes378Z-OPart XI — Miscellaneous Provisions378ZP378ZQ378ZRPart XII — Re-conversion of Producer Company to Inter-state Co-operative Society378ZS378ZT378ZU
Chapter XXII
Companies Incorporated Outside India
ss. 379–393Chapter XXIII
Government Companies
ss. 394–395Chapter XXIV
Registration Offices and Fees
ss. 396–404Chapter XXV
Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics
s. 405Chapter XXVI
Nidhis
s. 406Chapter XXVII
National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
ss. 407–434Chapter XXVIII
Special Courts
ss. 435–446BChapter XXIX
Miscellaneous
ss. 447–470Schedules
The Schedules
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