Register of members, etc
(1)
Every company shall keep and maintain the following registers in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed namely:—
(a)
register of members indicating separately for each class of equity and preference shares held by each member residing in or outside India;
(b)
register of debenture-holders; and
(c)
register of any other security holders.
(2)
Every register maintained under sub-section (1) shall include an index of the names included therein.
(3)
The register and index of beneficial owners maintained by a depository under section 11 of the Depositories Act, 1996 (22 of 1996), shall be deemed to be the corresponding register and index for the purposes of this Act.
(4)
A company may, if so authorised by its articles, keep in any country outside India, in such manner as may be prescribed, a part of the register referred to in sub-section (1), called “foreign register” containing the names and particulars of the members, debenture-holders, other security holders or beneficial owners residing outside India.