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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Meetings of Board through video conferencing or other audio visual means.- A company shall comply with the following procedure, for convening and conducting the Board meetings through video conferencing or other audio visual means.
Woman director on the Board.- The following class of companies shall appoint at least one woman director- (i) every listed company; (ii) every other public company having – (a) paid–up share capital of one hundred crore rupees or more; or (b) turnover of three hundred crore rupees or more:
The Audit Committee of the company or the Board shall, in consultation with the Internal Auditor, formulate the scope, functioning, periodicity and methodology for conducting the internal audit.
Declaration of dividend out of reserves.- In the event of adequacy or absence of profits in any year, a company may declare dividend out of surplus subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions, namely:-
Register of members.- (1) Every company limited by shares shall, from the date of its registration, maintain a register of its members in Form No. MGT.1: Provided that in the case of existing companies, registered under the Companies Act, 1956, particulars shall be compiled within six months from the date of commencement of these rules.
Registration of creation or modification of charge. (1) For registration of charge as provided in sub-section (1) of section 77, section 78 and section 79, the particulars of the charge together with a copy of the instrument, if any, creating or modifying the charge in Form No.CHG-1 (for other than Debentures) or Form No.CHG-9
The Board of Directors shall, inter alia, disclose in the Board’s Report for the financial year in which the issue of equity shares with differential rights was completed, the following details, namely.
Chapter III – The Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 – Information to be stated in the prospectus.- (1) The Prospectus to be issued shall contain- (a) the names, addresses and contact details of the corporate office of the issuer company, compliance officer of the issuer company,
In case of delivery by post, such service shall be deemed to have been effected- (i) in the case of a notice of a meeting, at the expiration of forty eight hours after the letter containing the same is posted; and (ii) in any other case, at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
For the purposes of clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 164 and clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 167 of the Act, “or otherwise” means any offence in respect of which he has been convicted by a Court under this Act or the Companies Act, 1956
