16 new Exemptions to Private Companies U/s. 462 of Companies Act, 2013 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 464(E) dated: 5th June 2015.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. 464(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 462 and in pursuance of sub-section (2) of said section of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, to a private company, namely:-
| Serial number | Chapter/ Section number/ Sub- section(s) in the Companies Act, 2013 | Exceptions/ Modifications /Adaptations |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
| 1 | Chapter I, sub-clause (viii) of clause 76 of section 2. | Shall not apply with respect to section 188. |
| 2 | Chapter IV, section 43 and section 47. | Shall not apply where memorandum or articles of association of the private company so provides. |
| 3 | Chapter IV, sub-clause (1) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 62 | Shall apply with following modifications:-In clause (a), in sub-clause(i), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-clause and sub-section (2) of this section, in case ninety per cent of the members of a private company have given their consent in -writing or in electronic mode, the periods lesser than those specified in the said sub-clause or sub-section shall apply. |
| 4 | Chapter IV, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 62. | In clause (b), for the words “special resolution”, the words “ordinary resolution” shall be substituted |
| 5. | Chapter IV, section 67. | Shall not apply to private companies –(a) in whose share capital no other body corporate has invested any money;(b) if the borrowings of such a company from banks or financial institutions or any body corporate is less than twice its paid up share capital or fifty crore rupees, whichever is lower; and
(c) such a company is not in default in repayment of such borrowings subsisting at the time of making transactions under this section. |
| 6. | Chapter V, clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (2) of section 73 | Shall not apply to a private company which accepts from its members monies not exceeding one hundred per cent. of aggregate of the paid up share capital and free reserves, and such company shall file the details of monies so accepted to the Registrar in such manner as may be specified. |
| 7. | Chapter VII, sections 101 to 107 and section 109. | Shall apply unless otherwise specified in respective sections or the articles of the company provide otherwise. |
| 8. | Chapter VII, clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 1 17. | Shall not apply. |
| 9. | Chapter X, Clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 141. | Shall apply with the modification that the words “other than one person companies, dormant companies, small companies and private companies having paid-up share capital less than one hundred crore rupees” shall be inserted after the words “twenty companies”. |
| 10. | Chapter XI, section 160. | Shall not apply. |
| 11. | Chapter XI, section 162 | Shall not apply. |
| 12. | Chapter XII, section 180. | Shall not apply. |
| 13. | Chapter XII, sub-section (2) of section 184. | Shall apply with the exception that the interested director may participate in such meeting after disclosure of his interest. |
| 14. | Chapter XII, section 185. | Shall not apply to a private company –(a) in whose share capital no other body corporate has invested any money;(b) if the borrowings of such a company from banks or financial institutions or any body corporate is less than twice of its paid up share capital or fifty crore rupees, whichever is lower; and
(c) such a company has no default in repayment of such borrowings subsisting at the time of making transactions under this section
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| 15. | Chapter XII, second proviso to sub- section (1) of section 188. | Shall not apply. |
| 16. | Chapter XIII, sub-sections (4) and (5) of section 196. | Shall not apply. |
2. The private companies, while complying with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the aforesaid Table, shall ensure that the interests of their shareholders are protected.
3. A copy of this notification has been laid in draft before both Houses of Parliament as required by sub-section (2) of section 462 of the Companies Act., 2013.
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Amardeep Singh Bhatia,
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
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