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Central Government hereby appoints the 13th day of January, 2016 as the date on which the provisions of sub-section (5), sub-section (6) [except with respect to the manner of administration of the investor Education and Protection Fund] and sub-section (7) of section 125 of the said Act shall come into force.
The term ‘dividend’ has been defined under Section 2(35) of the Companies Act, 2013. The term ‘Dividend’ includes any interim dividend. It is an inclusive and not an exhaustive definition. According to the generally accepted definition, ‘dividend’ means the profit of a company, which is not retained in the business and is distributed among the shareholders in proportion to the amount paid-up on the shares held by them.
The Preamble of the SEBI describes the basic functions is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The SEBI only act as market regulator and control the irregular market practices.
The information is to be filed in Form 5- INV as per the above mentioned rules; and thereafter an excel sheet containing detailed investor wise details is to be filed separately. The e Form, the excel template and detailed steps are provided in the IEPF application link on the portal www.iepf.gov.in.For financial year ended on 31st March 2011, the eForm should be filed latest by 31st July 2012.
(a) As per new rule 3 of Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, return is to be filed in form 5 INV. However, it is not clear what is the cut-off date for it? – Ans. The cut-off date refers to the date of AGM upto which the information relating to a particular year is to be updated and then filed. For example, for the financial year ended 31-3-2012, where date of AGM is 30-9-2012, the complete information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts has to be updated till the date of AGM i.e. upto 30-9-2012 and then this information is to be filed through e-form 5 INV within 90 days of the date of AGM i.e. by 29-12-2012.
Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, has mandated every company to file eForm 5INV containing the information of unclaimed and unpaid amounts as referred to in subsection (2) of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has instructed that from Monday next, i.e. May 29th, 2011 the payment of less than Rs. 50,000/- through electronic mode will be permissible in the “Investor Education and Protection Fund” through Pay Misc. Fee functionality. This facility will also be admissible for user having category as“Official Liquidator office, and the user having category as MCA employee.
With effect form 29.05.2011, in the following cases challan mode for payment is allowed for amount less than Rs. 50,000/-. a. Payment to ‘Investor Education and protection Fund’ through `Pay Misc. Fee’ functionality b. Any payment made by user having category as ‘Official liquidator office
RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No.57/07.02.03/2010-11- We advise that in a meeting of ‘Committee on Investors Education and Protection Fund’ held by the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi, it has, inter-alia, been decided that banks should make ‘investor awareness’ as one of the agenda items in their periodical meetings with their customers at semi urban/rural branches so that more people are covered under the programme.
We advise that in a meeting of ‘Committee on Investors Education and Protection Fund’ held by the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi, it has, inter-alia, been decided that banks should make ‘investor awareness’ as one of the agenda items in their periodical meetings with their customers at semi urban/rural branches so that more people are covered under the programme.
