Companies Act 2013 - All Sections

• Section 1- Short title, extent, commencement and application
• Section 6- Act to over-ride memorandum, articles, etc.
• Section 10- Effect of memorandum and articles
• Section 15- Alteration of memorandum and articles to be noted in every copy
• Section 18- Conversion of companies already registered
• Section 19- Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company
• Section 23- Public offer and private placement.
• Section 24- Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc.
• Section 25- Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus.
• Section 30- Advertisement of prospectus.
• Section 32- Red herring prospectus.
• Section 33- Issue of application forms for securities.
• Section 34- Criminal liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
• Section 35- Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
• Section 36- Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money.
• Section 37- Action by affected persons.
• Section 38- Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc., of securities.
• Section 44- Nature of shares or debentures.
• Section 45- Numbering of shares.
• Section 49- Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis.
• Section 50- Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up.
• Section 51- Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-up.
• Section 52- Application of premiums received on issue of shares.
• Section 53- Prohibition on issue of shares at discount.
• Section 57- Punishment for personation of shareholder.
• Section 58- Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal.
• Section 59- Rectification of register of members.
• Section 60- Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital.
• Section 65- Unlimited Company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company.
• Section 69- Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account.
• Section 70- Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances.
• Section 74- Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commencement of this Act.
• Section 80- Date of notice of charge.
• Section 86- Punishment for contravention.
• Section 90- Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases.
• Section 95- Registers, etc., to be evidence.
• Section 112- Representation of President and Governors in meetings.
• Section 113- Representation of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors.
• Section 114- Ordinary and special resolutions.
• Section 116- Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting.
• Section 126- Right to dividend, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares.
• Section 132- Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority.
• Section 142- Remuneration of auditors.
• Section 144- Auditor not to render certain services.
• Section 145- Auditors to sign audit reports, etc.
• Section 146- Auditors to attend general meeting.
• Section 155- Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number.
• Section 156- Director to intimate Director Identification Number.
• Section 158- Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number.
• Section 159- Punishment for contravention.
• Section 166- Duties of directors.
• Section 167- Vacation of office of director.
• Section 172- Punishment.
• Section 176- Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken.
• Section 181- Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc.
• Section 182- Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions.
• Section 183- Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defence fund, etc.
• Section 190- Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directors.
• Section 192- Restriction on non-cash transactions involving directors.
• Section 193- Contract by One Person Company.
• Section 194- Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel..
• Section 195- Prohibition on insider trading of securities.
• Section 198- Calculation of profits.
• Section 199- Recovery of Remuneration in certain cases.
• Section 202- Compensation for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager.
• Section 206- Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries.
• Section 207- Conduct of inspection and inquiry.
• Section 208- Report on inspection made.
• Section 209- Search and seizure.
• Section 210- Investigation into affairs of company.
• Section 215- Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector.
• Section 217- Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors.
• Section 219- Power of inspectors to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc.
• Section 220- Seizure of documents by inspector.
• Section 225- Expenses of investigation.
• Section 228- Investigation, etc., of foreign companies.
• Section 229- Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents.
• Section 247- Valuation by registered valuers.
• Section 367- Certificate of registration of existing companies.
• Section 368- Vesting of property on registration.
• Section 369- Saving for existing liabilities.
• Section 371- Effect of registration under this Part.
• Section 379- Application of Act to foreign companies.
• Section 382- Display of name, etc., of foreign company.
• Section 383- Service on foreign company.
• Section 387- Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein.
• Section 388- Provisions as to expert's consent and allotment.
• Section 392- Punishment for contravention.
• Section 393- Company's failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc.
• Section 394- Annual reports on Government companies.
• Section 395- Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies.
• Section 397- Admissibility of certain documents as evidence.
• Section 400- Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form.
• Section 401- Provision of value added services through electronic form.
• Section 402- Application of provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000.
• Section 404- Fees, etc., to be credited into public account.
• Section 405- Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics.
• Section 407- Definitions.
• Section 408- Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal.
• Section 409- Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal.
• Section 410- Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
• Section 411- Qualification of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal.
• Section 412- Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
• Section 413- Term of office of President, Chairperson and other Members.
• Section 414- Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members.
• Section 443- Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors.
• Section 444- Appeal against acquittal.
• Section 445- Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.
• Section 446- Application of fines.
• Section 447- Punishment for fraud.
• Section 448- Punishment for false statements.
• Section 449- Punishment for false evidence.
• Section 450- Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided.
• Section 451- Punishment in case of repeated default.
• Section 452- Punishment for wrongful withholding of property.
• Section 453- Punishment for improper use of "Limited" or "Private Limited".
• Section 456- Protection of action taken in good faith.
• Section 457- Non-disclosure of information in certain cases.
• Section 458- Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions.
• Section 460- Condonation of delay in certain cases.
• Section 461- Annual report by Central Government.
• Section 463- Power of Court to grant relief in certain cases
• Section 465- Repeal of certain enactments and savings.
• Section 467- Power of Central Government to amend Schedules.
• Section 469- Power of Central Government to make rules.
• Section 470- Power to remove difficulties.