Companies Act, 1956 – Format of Statutory Registers

Download Format of Statutory Registers required to be maintained under Companies Act, 1956

Register of investments in any shares or securities not held in its own name

Registers of deposits

Register of charges

Register of members

Index to members

Register & Index of Beneficial Owners

Copies of Annual Return

Minutes books of Board Meetings & any other meetings

Minutes books of General Meetings

Proper books of account

Register of contracts, companies and firms in which directors are interested

Register of contracts entered into by the company for the appointment of Manager or Managing Director

Register of Director/Managing Director/Manager/Whole Time Director/Secretary

Register of Directors’ shareholdings, etc.

Register of loans, etc., to companies under the same management

Register of investments in shares of any body corporate

Register of loans made, guarantees given, securities provided or investment made by the company

Register of renewed and duplicate

Share certificates

Register of Allotments

Dividend Register

Register of Directors’ Attendance

Record of Proxies and representatives

Register of Document executed under Common Seal

List of Statutory Registers under Companies Act, 1956

Sr.No.	Relevant Sections	Register Name
1	49(7)	Register of investments in any shares or securities not held in its own name
2	58A read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 & RBI Directions	Registers of deposits
3	143(1)	Register of charges
4	150(1)	Register of members
5	151(1)	Index to members
6	152A	Register & Index of Beneficial Owners
7	159-160	Copies of Annual Return
8	193	Minutes books of Board Meetings & any other meetings
9	193/196	Minutes books of General Meetings
10	209(1)(a)(b)(c)	Proper books of account
11	301	Register of contracts, companies and firms in which directors are interested
12	302(6)	Register of contracts entered   into by the company for the appointment of Manager or Managing Director
13	303(1)	Register of Director/Managing Director/Manager/Whole Time Director/Secretary
14	307	Register of Directors’ shareholdings, etc.
15	370(1C)	Register of loans, etc., to companies under the same management
16	372(6)	Register of investments in shares of any body corporate
17	372A	Register of loans made, guarantees given, securities provided or investment made by the company
18	Rule 7(2) of Companiesthe (Issue of Share Certificates) Rules, 1960	Register of renewed and duplicate Share certificates
19	69-75	Register of Allotments
20	205	Dividend Register
21	285	Register of Directors’ Attendance
22	176	Record of Proxies and representatives
23		Register of Document executed under Common Seal

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Register of investments in any
shares or securities not held in its
own name

Registers of deposits

Register of charges

Register of members

Index to members

Register & Index of Beneficial
Owners

Copies of Annual Return

Minutes books of Board Meetings &
any other meetings

Minutes books of General Meetings

Proper books of account

Register of contracts, companies and
firms in which directors are
interested

Register of contracts entered   into
by the company for the appointment
of Manager or Managing Director

Register of Director/Managing
Director/Manager/Whole Time
Director/Secretary

Register of Directors’ shareholdings,
etc.

Register of loans, etc., to companies
under the same management

Register of investments in shares of
any body corporate

Register of loans made, guarantees
given, securities provided or
investment made by the company

Register of renewed and duplicate
Share certificates

Register of Allotments

Dividend Register

Register of Directors’ Attendance

Record of Proxies and
representatives

Register of Document executed
under Common Seal