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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub Section (1-A) of Section 81 of the Companies Act 1956 read with Section 642 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules in supersession of unlisted Public companies (Preferential Allotment) Rules, 2003. 1. Short Title and Commencement -(i) These rules may be called Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment and Private Placement) Rules 2011 (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication on official Gazette.
The government today eased rules for incorporating not-for-profit companies, by giving the Registrar of companies the power to directly issue licences. Besides, it has reduced the time taken for setting up Section 25 companies by doing away with some mandatory provisions, Ministry of Corporate Affairs Joint Secretary Avinash Srivastav told reporters here.
Speaking about corporate governance initiatives taken during the UPA regime, the government in its ‘Report to the People’ said, The bill (Companies Bill 2009) incorporates a number of investor protection measures and it will encourage responsible corporate behaviour through innovative provisions of law.
After removing requirement of approaching Central Government for Managerial Remuneration by Public Companies which are not subsidiaries of Listed Company, MCA has further simplified the requirements of Schedule XIII. MCA has allowed the subsidiaries of Listed Companies to fix managerial remuneration subject to following conditions and has dispensed with requirements of Central Government approval: The Remuneration Committee and Board of Directors of Holding Company approve the remuneration and the said remuneration is considered as remuneration paid under Section 198 by the Holding Company;
General Circular No. 30A/2011 Under section 226 (3) (a) of the Companies Act, 1956 (Act) a ‘body corporate’ is disqualified from being appointed as an auditor of a company, which means that LLP of Chartered Accountants is thereby disqualified from being appointed as auditors. To remove this anomaly, MCA has issued Notification No. S.O.1152(E) dated 23 May 2011 along with Circular No. 30A dated 26 May 2011 wherein LLP has not been recognized as ‘Body Corporate’ for the purpose of appointment as ‘Auditor’ under Section 226 of the Act. Accordingly, an LLP of Chartered Accountants will be eligible to be appointed as auditor of a company.
Central Government specifies LLP as a body corporate for the limited purpose of section 226 (3) (a) which deals with appointment of auditors vide notification dated 23.05.2011.The notification given clarifies that LLP will not be treated as body corporate for the purpose of f section 226(3)(a) of the Companies Act 1956 which is related to appointment of statutory auditor and put restriction on appointment of body Corporate as statutory auditor. The circular paves the way for appointment of LLP as statutory auditor of the company. It is to be noted that MCA has already allowed the CA/CS/CWA to practice under LLP in partnership with other fellow members of same institute and in case of CS, also with members of such recognized profession as may be prescribed.
Circular 30/2011 Sections 108A to 1081 of the Companies Act, 1956 were inserted in the Companies Act, 1956 through Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (Amendment) Act, 1991. Section 108G (applicability of sections 108A to 108F) and Section 108H (construction of certain expressions used in sections 108A to 108G) of Companies Act, 1956 refer to applicability of provisions of sections 108A to 108F in reference to various requirements under the MRTP Act, 1969.
In order to cut timelines and an another step towards “Green Initiative” it has been decided that all certificates and standard letters issued by the Registrar of Companies will now be issued electronically under the Digital Signature of the Registrar of Companies. The Digital Certificates are being developed and will be available for issue by 30th June, 2011 in phased manner.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has clarified that that a shareholder of the company may participate in a general meeting under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 through electronic mode. The Clarification is a sequel to the representations being received by the Ministry from various Industry bodies to recognize participation by shareholders in meetings under the Companies Act, 1956 through electronic mode after it took a Green initiative in the Corporate Governance by allowing paperless compliances by the Companies after considering sections 2, 4, 5, 13 and 81 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 for legal validity of compliances under Companies Act, 1956 through electronic mode.
The government today allowed companies to hold annual general meetings through video conferencing, with a view to provide larger participation and for curbing costs, borne by the shareholders to attend AGMs. Accordingly, a company would have to send a notice informing shareholders about “the availability of participation through video conference, and provide necessary information to enable shareholders to access the available facility of videoconferencing”, the Corporate Affairs Ministry said in a notification.
