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Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act)

Chapter I — Preliminary

  1. 1. Short title, extent, commence- ment and application
  2. 2. Definitions

Chapter II — Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto

  1. 3. Formation of company
  2. 4. Memorandum
  3. 5. Articles
  4. 6. Act to over- ride memoran- dum, articles, etc
  5. 7. Incorporation of company
  6. 8. Formation of companies with chari- table objects, etc
  7. 9. Effect of registration
  8. 10. Effect of memorandum and articles
  9. 11. Commence- ment of business, etc
  10. 12. Registered office of company
  11. 13. Alteration of memoran- dum
  12. 14. Alteration of articles
  13. 15. Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy
  14. 16. Rectification of name of company
  15. 17. Copies of memoran- dum, articles, etc., to be given to members
  16. 18. Conversion of companies already registered
  17. 19. Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company
  18. 20. Service of documents
  19. 21. Authentica- tion of documents, proceedings and contracts
  20. 22. Execution of bills of exchange, etc

Chapter III — Prospectus and Allotment of Securities

  1. 23. Public offer and private placement
  2. 24. Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc
  3. 25. Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus
  4. 26. Matters to be stated in prospectus. been
  5. 27. Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus
  6. 28. Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company
  7. 29. Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form
  8. 30. Advertise- ment of prospectus
  9. 31. Shelf prospectus
  10. 32. Red herring prospectus
  11. 33. Issue of application forms for securities
  12. 34. Criminal liability for mis- statements in prospectus
  13. 35. Civil liability for mis- statements in prospectus
  14. 36. Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money
  15. 37. Action by affected persons
  16. 38. Punishment for person- ation for acquisition, etc., of securities
  17. 39. Allotment of securities by company
  18. 40. Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges
  19. 41. Global depository receipt
  20. 42. Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement

Chapter IV — Share Capital and Debentures

  1. 43. Kinds of share capital
  2. 44. Nature of shares or debentures
  3. 45. Numbering of shares
  4. 46. Certificate of shares
  5. 47. Voting rights
  6. 48. Variation of shareholders’ rights
  7. 49. Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis
  8. 50. Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up
  9. 51. Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid- up
  10. 52. Application of premiums received on issue of shares
  11. 53. Prohibition on issue of shares at discount
  12. 54. Issue of sweat equity shares
  13. 55. Issue and redemption of preference shares
  14. 56. Transfer and transmission of securities
  15. 57. Punishment for person- ation of shareholder
  16. 58. Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal
  17. 59. Rectification of register of members
  18. 60. Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital
  19. 61. Power of limited company to alter its share capital
  20. 62. Further issue of share capital
  21. 63. Issue of bonus shares
  22. 64. Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital
  23. 65. Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company
  24. 66. Reduction of share capital
  25. 67. Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares
  26. 68. Power of company to purchase its own securities
  27. 69. Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account
  28. 70. Prohibition for buy-back in certain circum- stances
  29. 71. Debentures
  30. 72. Power to nominate

Chapter V — Acceptance of Deposits by Companies

  1. 73. Prohibition on accep- tance of deposits from public
  2. 74. Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commence- ment of this Act
  3. 75. Damages for fraud
  4. 76. Acceptance of deposits from public by certain companies

Chapter VI — Registration of Charges

  1. 77. Duty to register charges, etc
  2. 78. Application for registra- tion of charge
  3. 79. Section 77 to apply in certain matters
  4. 80. Date of notice of charge
  5. 81. Register of charges to be kept by Registrar
  6. 82. Company to report satisfaction of charge
  7. 83. Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company
  8. 84. Intimation of appointment of receiver or manager
  9. 85. Company’s register of charges
  10. 86. Punishment for contra- vention
  11. 87. Rectification by Central Government in register of charges

Chapter VII — Management and Administration

  1. 88. Register of members, etc
  2. 89. Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any share
  3. 90. Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases
  4. 91. Power to close register of members or debenture- holders or other security holders
  5. 92. Annual return
  6. 93. Return to be filed with Registrar in case promot- ers’ stake changes
  7. 94. Place of keeping and inspection of registers, returns, etc
  8. 95. Registers, etc., to be evidence
  9. 96. Annual general meeting
  10. 97. Power of Tribunal to call annual general meeting
  11. 98. Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc
  12. 99. Punishment for default in complying with provi- sions of sections 96 to 98
  13. 100. Calling of extraordinary general meeting
  14. 101. Notice of meeting
  15. 102. Statement to be annexed to notice
  16. 103. Quorum for meetings
  17. 104. Chairman of meetings
  18. 105. Proxies
  19. 106. Restriction on voting rights
  20. 107. Voting by show of hands
  21. 108. Voting through electronic means
  22. 109. Demand for poll
  23. 110. Postal ballot
  24. 111. Circulation of members’ resolution
  25. 112. Representa- tion of President and Governors in meetings
  26. 113. Representa- tion of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors
  27. 114. Ordinary and special resolutions
  28. 115. Resolutions requiring special notice
  29. 116. Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting
  30. 117. Resolutions and agree- ments to be filed
  31. 118. Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolu- tions passed by postal ballot
  32. 119. Inspection of minute-books of general meeting
  33. 120. Maintenance and inspec- tion of documents in electronic form
  34. 121. Report on annual general meeting
  35. 122. Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company

Chapter VIII — Declaration and Payment of Dividend

  1. 123. Declaration of dividend
  2. 124. Unpaid Dividend Account
  3. 125. Investor Education and Protection Fund
  4. 126. Right to dividend, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares
  5. 127. Punishment for failure to distribute dividends

Chapter IX — Accounts of Companies

  1. 128. Books of account, etc., to be kept by company
  2. 129. Financial statement
  3. 130. Re-opening of accounts on court’s or Tribunal’s orders
  4. 131. Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board’s report
  5. 132. Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority
  6. 133. Central Government to prescribe accounting standards
  7. 134. Financial statement, Board’s report, etc
  8. 135. Corporate Social Responsibility
  9. 136. Right of member to copies of audited financial statement
  10. 137. Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar
  11. 138. Internal audit

Chapter X — Audit and Auditors

  1. 139. Appointment of auditors
  2. 140. Removal, resignation of auditor and giving of special notice
  3. 141. Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifi- cations of auditors
  4. 142. Remuneration of auditors
  5. 143. Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards
  6. 144. Auditor not to render certain services
  7. 145. Auditor to sign audit reports, etc
  8. 146. Auditors to attend general meeting
  9. 147. Punishment for contra- vention
  10. 148. Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies

Chapter XI — Appointment and Qualifications of Directors

  1. 149. Company to have Board of Directors
  2. 150. Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of databank of indepen- dent directors
  3. 151. Appointment of director elected by small shareholders
  4. 152. Appointment of directors
  5. 153. Application for allotment of Director Identification Number
  6. 154. Allotment of Director Identification Number
  7. 155. Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number
  8. 156. Director to intimate Director Identification Number
  9. 157. Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
  10. 158. Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number
  11. 159. Punishment for contraven- tion
  12. 160. Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship
  13. 161. Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director
  14. 162. Appointment of directors to be voted individually
  15. 163. Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors
  16. 164. Disqualifica- tions for appointment of director
  17. 165. Number of directorships
  18. 166. Duties of directors
  19. 167. Vacation of office of director
  20. 168. Resignation of director
  21. 169. Removal of directors
  22. 170. Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding
  23. 171. Members’ right to inspect
  24. 172. Punishment

Chapter XII — Meetings of Board and Its Powers

  1. 173. Meetings of Board
  2. 174. Quorum for meetings of Board
  3. 175. Passing of resolution by circulation
  4. 176. Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken
  5. 177. Audit Committee
  6. 178. Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee
  7. 179. Powers of Board
  8. 180. Restrictions on powers of Board
  9. 181. Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc
  10. 182. Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions
  11. 183. Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defence fund, etc
  12. 184. Disclosure of interest by director
  13. 185. Loan to directors, etc
  14. 186. Loan and investment by company
  15. 187. Investments of company to be held in its own name
  16. 188. Related party transactions
  17. 189. Register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested
  18. 190. Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directors
  19. 191. Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares
  20. 192. Restriction on non-cash transactions involving directors
  21. 193. Contract by One Person Company
  22. 194. Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel
  23. 195. Prohibition on insider trading of securities

Chapter XIII — Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel

  1. 196. Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager
  2. 197. Overall maximum managerial remuneration and manage- rial remunera- tion in case of absence or inadequacy of profits
  3. 198. Calculation of profits
  4. 199. Recovery of remuneration in certain cases
  5. 200. Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration
  6. 201. Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications
  7. 202. Compensa- tion for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager
  8. 203. Appointment of key managerial personnel
  9. 204. Secretarial audit for bigger companies
  10. 205. Functions of company secretary

Chapter XIV — Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation

  1. 206. Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
  2. 207. Conduct of inspection and inquiry
  3. 208. Report on inspection made
  4. 209. Search and seizure
  5. 210. Investigation into affairs of company
  6. 211. Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
  7. 212. Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
  8. 213. Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
  9. 214. Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
  10. 215. Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
  11. 216. Investigation of ownership of company
  12. 217. Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
  13. 218. Protection of employees during investigation
  14. 219. Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
  15. 220. Seizure of documents by inspector
  16. 221. Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
  17. 222. Imposition of restrictions upon securities
  18. 223. Inspector’s report
  19. 224. Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report
  20. 225. Expenses of investigation
  21. 226. Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
  22. 227. Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
  23. 228. Investigation, etc., of or foreign companies
  24. 229. Penalty for furnishing false a statement, mutilation, destruction of documents

Chapter XV — Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations

  1. 230. Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members. the
  2. 231. Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement
  3. 232. Merger and amalgamation of companies
  4. 233. Merger or amalgamation of certain companies
  5. 234. Merger or amalgamation of company with foreign company
  6. 235. Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority
  7. 236. Purchase of minority shareholding
  8. 237. Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest
  9. 238. Registration of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares
  10. 239. Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies
  11. 240. Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc

Chapter XVI — Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement

  1. 241. Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc
  2. 242. Powers of Tribunal
  3. 243. Consequence of termina- tion or modification of certain agreements
  4. 244. Right to apply under section 241
  5. 245. Class action
  6. 246. Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245

Chapter XVII — Registered Valuers

  1. 247. Valuation by registered valuers

Chapter XVIII — Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies

  1. 248. Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies
  2. 249. Restrictions on making application under section 248 in certain situations
  3. 250. Effect of company notified as dissolved
  4. 251. Fraudulent application for removal of name
  5. 252. Appeal to Tribunal

Chapter XIX — Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies

  1. 253. Determination of sickness
  2. 254. Application for revival and rehabilitation
  3. 255. Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
  4. 256. Appointment of interim administrator
  5. 257. Committee of creditors
  6. 258. Order of Tribunal
  7. 259. Appointment of administrator
  8. 260. Powers and duties of company administrator. may
  9. 261. Scheme of revival and rehabilitation. with
  10. 262. Sanction of scheme. be by may
  11. 263. Scheme to be binding
  12. 264. Implementation of scheme
  13. 265. Winding up of company on report of company administrator
  14. 266. Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
  15. 267. Punishment for certain offences
  16. 268. Bar of jurisdiction
  17. 269. Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund

Chapter XX — Winding Up

  1. 270. Modes of winding up
  2. 271. Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal
  3. 272. Petition for winding up
  4. 273. Powers of Tribunal
  5. 274. Directions for filing statement of affairs
  6. 275. Company Liquidators and their appointments
  7. 276. Removal and replacement of liquidator
  8. 277. Intimation to Company Liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registrar
  9. 278. Effect of winding up order
  10. 279. Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order
  11. 280. Jurisdiction of Tribunal. time
  12. 281. Submission of report by Company Liquidator
  13. 282. Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator
  14. 283. Custody of company's properties
  15. 284. Promoters, directors, etc., to cooperate with Company Liquidator
  16. 285. Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets
  17. 286. Obligations of directors and managers
  18. 287. Advisory committee
  19. 288. Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal
  20. 289. Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up
  21. 290. Powers and duties of Company Liquidator
  22. 291. Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator
  23. 292. Exercise and control of Company Liquidator's powers
  24. 293. Books to be kept by Company Liquidator
  25. 294. Audit of Company Liquidator's accounts
  26. 295. Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off
  27. 296. Power of Tribunal to make calls
  28. 297. Adjustment of rights of contributories
  29. 298. Power to order costs
  30. 299. Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc
  31. 300. Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc
  32. 301. Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond
  33. 302. Dissolution of company by Tribunal
  34. 303. Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act
  35. 304. Circumstances in which company may be wound up voluntarily
  36. 305. Declaration of solvency in case of proposal to wind up voluntarily
  37. 306. Meeting of creditors
  38. 307. Publication of resolution to wind up voluntarily
  39. 308. Commencement of voluntary winding up
  40. 309. Effect of voluntary winding up
  41. 310. Appointment of Company Liquidator
  42. 311. Power to remove and fill vacancy of Company Liquidator
  43. 312. Notice of appointment of Company Liquidator to be given to Registrar
  44. 313. Cesser of Board's powers on appointment of Company Liquidator
  45. 314. Powers and duties of Company Liquidator in voluntary winding up
  46. 315. Appointment of committees
  47. 316. Company Liquidator to submit report on progress of winding up
  48. 317. Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for examination of persons
  49. 318. Final meeting and dissolution of company
  50. 319. Power of Company Liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for sale of property of company
  51. 320. Distribution of property of company
  52. 321. Arrangement when binding on company and creditors
  53. 322. Power to apply to Tribunal to have questions determined, etc
  54. 323. Costs of voluntary winding up
  55. 324. Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof
  56. 325. Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies
  57. 326. Overriding preferential payments
  58. 327. Preferential payments
  59. 328. Fraudulent preference
  60. 329. Transfers not in good faith to be void
  61. 330. Certain transfers to be void
  62. 331. Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred
  63. 332. Effect of floating charge
  64. 333. Disclaimer of onerous property
  65. 334. Transfers, etc., after commencement of winding up to be void
  66. 335. Certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal to be void
  67. 336. Offences by officers of companies in liquidation
  68. 337. Penalty for frauds by of a officers
  69. 338. Liability where proper accounts not kept
  70. 339. Liability for fraudulent conduct of business
  71. 340. Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
  72. 341. Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companies
  73. 342. Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company
  74. 343. Company Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction
  75. 344. Statement that company is in liquidation
  76. 345. Books and papers of company to be evidence
  77. 346. Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories
  78. 347. Disposal of books and papers of company
  79. 348. Information as to pending liquidations
  80. 349. Official Liquidator to make payments into public account of India
  81. 350. Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled bank
  82. 351. Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account
  83. 352. Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Account
  84. 353. Liquidator to make returns, etc
  85. 354. Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories
  86. 355. Court, tribunal or person, etc., before whom affidavit may be sworn
  87. 356. Powers of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void
  88. 357. Commencement of winding up by Tribunal
  89. 358. Exclusion of
  90. 359. Appointment of Official Liquidator
  91. 360. Powers and functions of Official Liquidator
  92. 361. Summary procedure for liquidation
  93. 362. Sale of assets and recovery of debts due to company
  94. 363. Settlement of claims of creditors by Official Liquidator
  95. 364. Appeal by creditor
  96. 365. Order of dissolution of company

Chapter XXI

  1. 366. Companies capable of being registered
  2. 367. Certificate of registration of existing companies
  3. 368. Vesting of property on registration
  4. 369. Saving of existing liabilities
  5. 370. Continuation of pending legal proceedings
  6. 371. Effect of registration under this Part
  7. 372. Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings
  8. 373. Suits stayed on winding up order
  9. 374. Obligations of companies registering under this Part
  10. 375. Winding up of unregistered companies
  11. 376. Power to wind up foreign companies, although dissolved
  12. 377. Provisions of Chapter cumulative
  13. 378. Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases

Chapter XXII — Companies Incorporated Outside India

  1. 379. Application of Act to foreign companies
  2. 380. Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies
  3. 381. Accounts of foreign company
  4. 382. Display of name, etc., of foreign company
  5. 383. Service on foreign company
  6. 384. Debentures, annual return, registration of charges, books of account and their inspection
  7. 385. Fee for registration of documents
  8. 386. Interpretation
  9. 387. Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein
  10. 388. Provisions as to expert’s consent and allotment
  11. 389. Registration of prospectus
  12. 390. Offer of Indian Depository Receipts
  13. 391. Application of sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX
  14. 392. Punishment for contravention
  15. 393. Company's failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc

Chapter XXIII — Government Companies

  1. 394. Annual reports on Government companies
  2. 395. Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies

Chapter XXIV — Registration Offices and Fees

  1. 396. Registration offices
  2. 397. Admissibility of certain documents as evidence
  3. 398. Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents, inspection, etc., in electronic form
  4. 399. Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar
  5. 400. Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form
  6. 401. Provision of value added services through electronic form
  7. 402. Application of
  8. 403. Fee for filing, etc
  9. 404. Fees, etc., to be credited into public account

Chapter XXV — Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics

  1. 405. Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics

Chapter XXVI — Nidhis

  1. 406. Power to modify Act in its application to Nidhis

Chapter XXVII — National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal

  1. 407. Definitions
  2. 408. Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal
  3. 409. Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal
  4. 410. Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
  5. 411. Qualifications of chair- person and Members of Appellate Tribunal
  6. 412. Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
  7. 413. Term of office of President, chairperson and other Members
  8. 414. Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members
  9. 415. Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal
  10. 416. Resignation of Members
  11. 417. Removal of Members
  12. 418. Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
  13. 419. Benches of Tribunal
  14. 420. Orders of Tribunal
  15. 421. Appeal from orders of Tribunal
  16. 422. Expeditious disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
  17. 423. Appeal to Supreme Court
  18. 424. Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
  19. 425. Power to punish for contempt
  20. 426. Delegation of powers
  21. 427. President, Members, officers, etc., to be public servants
  22. 428. Protection of action taken in good faith
  23. 429. Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc
  24. 430. Civil court not to have jurisdiction
  25. 431. Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings
  26. 432. Right to legal representation
  27. 433. Limitation
  28. 434. Transfer of certain pending proceedings

Chapter XXVIII — Special Courts

  1. 435. Establishment of Special Courts
  2. 436. Offences triable by Special Courts
  3. 437. Appeal and revision
  4. 438. Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
  5. 439. Offences to
  6. 440. Transitional provisions
  7. 441. Compounding
  8. 442. Mediation and Conciliation Panel
  9. 443. Power of
  10. 444. Appeal
  11. 445. Compensation
  12. 446. Application of fines

Chapter XXIX — Miscellaneous

  1. 447. Punishment for fraud
  2. 448. Punishment for false statement
  3. 449. Punishment for false evidence
  4. 450. Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided
  5. 451. Punishment in case of repeated default
  6. 452. Punishment for wrongful withholding of property
  7. 453. Punishment for improper use of “Limited” or “Private Limited”
  8. 454. Adjudication of penalties
  9. 455. Dormant company
  10. 456. Protection of action taken in good faith
  11. 457. Non- disclosure of information in certain cases
  12. 458. Delegation by Central Governemnt of its powers and functions
  13. 459. Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications
  14. 460. Condonation of delay in certain cases
  15. 461. Annual report by Central Government
  16. 462. Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act
  17. 463. Power of court to grant relief in certain cases
  18. 464. Prohibition of association or partnership of persons exceeding certain number
  19. 465. Repeal of
  20. 466. Dissolution of Company Law Board and consequential provisions
  21. 467. Power of Central Government to amend Schedules
  22. 468. Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up
  23. 469. Power of Central Government to make rules
  24. 470. Power to remove difficulties

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