The 2013 Act introduces a new type of entity to the existing list i.e. apart from forming a public or private limited company, the Act enables the formation of a new entity a ‘one-person company’ (OPC). An OPC means a company with only one person as its member (section 3(1)).
Signing of Annual Return
The Annual Return of One Person Company and Small Company shall be signed by the Company Secretary or where there is no company secretary, by the director of the company. The Act authorises the Central Government to prescribe abridged form of annual return for “One Person Company, small company and such other class or classes of companies as may be prescribed(yet to be notified).
Number Of Directors
Minimum/Maximum Number of Directors in a Company [Section 149(1)]
Section 149(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requires that every company shall have a minimum number of 3 directors in the case of a public company, two directors in the case of a private company, and one director in the case of a One Person Company.
Appointment of First Director
In the case of a One Person Company, an individual being a member shall be deemed to be its first director until the director(s) are duly appointed by the member in accordance with the provisions of Section 152.
In case of one person company (OPC), small company, dormant company and private company which is start-up, at least one Board meeting should be conducted in each half of the calendar year and the gap between two meetings should not be less than Ninety days. However, this provision would not apply to a one person company in which there is only one director on its Board.
One person company is exempt from holding an AGM
it shall be sufficient if a One Person Company, Small Company or Dormant Company holds one Meeting of the Board in each half of a Calendar Year and the gap between the two Meetings of the Board is not less than ninety days.
In case of an One Person Company, it shall be sufficient if the certificate is signed by a director and the CS or any other person authorised by the Board for the purpose.
in case of One Person Company for the purpose of passing of ordinary and special resolution in general meeting, any business which is required to be transacted at an annual general meeting or other general meeting of accompany by means of an ordinary or special resolution, it shall be sufficient if the resolution is communicated by the member to the company and entered in the minutes book and signed and dated by the member and such date shall be deemed to be the date of meeting for all purpose under this act.
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