The Companies Act is a legislation that governs the formation, functioning, and management of companies. Explore the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act.
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Audit Committee is one of the several committees that has been recommended by the Companies Act, 2013. This committee has a remarkable role to perform in today’s environment and not merely an ornamental one. If duly constituted, this committee has the ability to act as guard against the unintentional illegal transaction and thereby widen the prospect of the Company and enhance the value of the stakeholders.
To amend 4(1)(C) to allow companies to have an option to have a more generic object clause, i.e. ‘to enlarge in any lawful act or activity or business as per the law for the the time being in force’ in the MOA
As per the scheme of the Company jurisprudence the appointments of directors at the meetings of the shareholders are done through simple majority. Therefore the simple majority has the right to elect all the directors and a substantial minority cannot succeed in placing a even a single director on the Board.
The Companies Law Committee has presented its report to make recommendations to the Government on issues arising from the implementation of the Companies Act, 2013 as well as on the recommendations received from Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee, the High Level Committee on CSR, the Law Commission and other agencies.
a) Managerial remuneration to be approved by shareholders. [s. 197, 198] b) Modify definition of associate company and subsidiary company to ensure that ‘equity share capital’ is the basis for deciding holding-subsidiary relationship rather than both equity and preference share capital. [s. 2]
283 Sections of the Companies Act, 2013 have already been commenced. Remaining sections related to functioning of NCLT/NCLAT and certain other authorities are yet to be notified. In view of the Supreme Court order dated 14 th May, 2015, the process for constitution of NCLT/NCLAT has been undertaken and these bodies are likely to be set up shortly.
After enactment of Companies Act, 2013, the concept of payment of dividend is very liberalized. This is because when we compare the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 various relaxations regarding payment of dividend are provided in Companies Ac, 2013 Act.
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII of the Act and Companies CSR Policy Rules, 2014 read with General Circular No. 21/2014, Dated: 18th June, 2014 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, provide the broad contour within which eligible Companies are required to formulate their CSR policies including activities to be undertaken and implement the same in the right earnest.
Remuneration is the way to return back the appropriate consideration of one’s service to his principal. The Companies Act, 2013 has made elaborate provisions to design and restrict the payment of Managerial Remunerations. According to Section 2(78) of the Act, “remuneration” means any money or its equivalent given or passed to any person for services rendered by him and includes perquisites as defined under the Income-tax Act, 1961.
As per Companies incorporation Rules following names which were earlier not allowed to be applied or considered undesired for incorporation of Companies under Companies Act, 2013 are now allowed to be applied vide relaxation given vide Notification No. G.S.R. (E).- dated 22.01.2016.
