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Companies Act, 2013
30 chapters · 517 sections
Chapters
30
1
Preliminary
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Chapter 1 overview
1
Short title, extent, commencement and application
2
Definitions
96
2
Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto
3
Prospectus and Allotment of Securities
4
Share Capital and Debentures
5
Acceptance of Deposits By Companies
6
Registration of Charges
7
Management and Administration
8
Declaration and Payment of Dividend
9
Accounts of Companies
10
Audit and Auditors
11
Appointment and Qualifications of Directors
12
Meetings of Board and Its Powers
13
Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel
14
Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation
15
Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations
16
Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement
17
Registered Valuers
18
Removal of Names of Companies From the Register of Companies
19
Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies
20
Winding Up
21
Companies Authorised to Register Under This Act
21A
Producer Companies
22
Companies Incorporated Outside India
23
Government Companies
24
Registration Offices and Fees
25
Companies to Furnish Information Or Statistics
26
Nidhis
27
National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
28
Special Courts
29
Miscellaneous
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Preliminary
2 sections (1–2) · 96 defined terms
1
Short title, extent, commencement and application
2
Definitions
96 terms
(1)
abridged prospectus
(2)
accounting standards
(3)
alter or alteration
(4)
Appellate Tribunal
(5)
Articles
(6)
Associate Company
(7)
Auditing Standards
(8)
Authorised Capital
(9)
Banking Company
(10)
Board of Directors or Board
(11)
Body Corporate or Corporation
(12)
Book and Paper and Book or Paper
(13)
Books of Account
(14)
Branch Office
(15)
Called-up Capital
(16)
Charge
(17)
Chartered Accountant
(18)
Chief Executive Officer
(19)
Chief Financial Officer
(20)
Company
(21)
company limited by guarantee
(22)
Company limited by shares
(23)
Company Liquidator
(24)
Company Secretary or Secretary
(25)
Company Secretary in practice
(26)
Contributory
(27)
Control
(28)
Cost Accountant
(29)
Court
(30)
Debenture
(31)
Deposit
(32)
Depository
(33)
Derivative
(34)
Director
(35)
Dividend
(36)
Document
(37)
Employees' stock option
(38)
Expert
(39)
Financial Institution
(40)
Financial Statement
(41)
Financial Year
(42)
Foreign Company
(43)
Free Reserves
(44)
Global Depository Receipt
(45)
Government company
(46)
Holding Company
(47)
Independent Director
(48)
Indian Depository Receipt
(49)
Interested Director
(50)
Issued Capital
(51)
Key Managerial Personnel
(52)
Listed Company
(53)
Manager
(54)
Managing Director
(55)
Member
(56)
Memorandum
(57)
Net Worth
(58)
Notification
(59)
Officer
(60)
Officer who is in default
(61)
Official Liquidator
(62)
One Person Company
(63)
Ordinary or Special resolution
(64)
Paid-up Share Capital
(65)
Postal Ballot
(66)
Prescribed
(67)
Previous Company Law
(68)
Private Company
(69)
Promoter
(70)
Prospectus
(71)
Public Company
(72)
Public Financial Institution
(73)
Recognised Stock Exchange
(74)
Register of Companies
(75)
Registrar
(76)
Related Party
(77)
Relative
(78)
Remuneration
(79)
Schedule
(80)
Scheduled Bank
(81)
Securities
(82)
Securities and Exchange Board
(83)
Serious Fraud Investigation Office
(84)
Share
(85)
Small Company
(86)
Subscribed Capital
(87)
Subsidiary Company or Subsidiary
(88)
Sweat Equity Shares
(89)
Total Voting Power
(90)
Tribunal
(91)
Turnover
(92)
Unlimited Company
(93)
Voting Right
(94)
Whole-time Director
(94A)
Winding Up
(95)
Words and Expressions
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Chapter 2
Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto
