Companies Act, 2013
(No. 18 of 2013)
| Contents | |
| Sections | Particulars |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| 1 | Short title, extent, commencement and application |
| 2 | Definitions. |
| Chapter II | Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto |
| 3 | Formation of company |
| 4 | Memorandum |
| 5 | Articles |
| 6 | Act to override memorandum, articles, etc. Incorporation of company |
| 7 | Incorporation of company |
| 8 | Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc. |
| 9 | Effect of registration |
| 10 | Effect of memorandum and articles |
| 11 | Commencement of business, etc. |
| 12 | Registered office of company |
| 13 | Alteration of memorandum |
| 14 | Alteration of articles |
| 15 | Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy |
| 16 | Rectification of name of company |
| 17 | Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members |
| 18 | Conversion of companies already registered |
| 19 | Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company |
| 20 | Service of documents |
| 21 | Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts |
| 22 | Execution of bills of exchange, etc. |
| Chapter III | Prospectus and Allotment of Securities |
| 23 | Public offer and private placement |
| 24 | Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc. |
| 25 | Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus |
| 26 | Matters to be stated in prospectus |
| 27 | Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus |
| 28 | Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company |
| 29 | Public offer of securities to be in dematerialized form |
| 30 | Advertisement of prospectus |
| 31 | Shelf prospectus |
| 32 | Red herring prospectus |
| 33 | Issue of application forms for securities |
| 34 | Criminal liability for misstatements in prospectus |
| 35 | Civil liability for misstatements in prospectus |
| 36 | Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money |
| 37 | Action by affected persons |
| 38 | Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc., of securities |
| 39 | Allotment of securities by company |
| 40 | Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges |
| 41 | Global depository receipt |
| 42 | Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement |
| Chapter IV | Share Capital and Debentures |
| 43 | Kinds of share capital |
| 44 | Nature of shares or debentures |
[29th August, 2013]
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-