Companies Act, 2013 SECTIONS

Companies Act, 2013 SECTIONS

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CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application

Section 2 - Definitions

CHAPTER II - INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO

Section 3 - Formation of company

Section 4 - Memorandum

Section 5 - Articles

Section 6 - Act to override memorandum, articles etc.

Section 7 - Incorporation of company

Section 8 - Formation of companies with charitable objects etc.

Section 9 - Effect of registration

Section 10 - Effect of memorandum and articles

Section 11 - Commencement of business, etc.

Section 12 - Registered office of company

Section 13 - Alteration of memorandum

Section 14 - Alteration of articles

Section 15 - Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy

Section 16 - Rectification of name of the company

Section 17 - Copies of memorandum, articles etc., to be given to members

Section 18 - Conversion of companies already registered

Section 19 - Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company

Section 20 - Service of documents

Section 21 - Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts

Section 22 - Execution of bills of exchange, etc

CHAPTER III -PROSPECTUS AND ALLOTMENT OF SECURITIES

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 26 - Matters to be stated in prospectus

Section 27 - Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus

Section 28 - Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company

Section 29 - Public offer of securities to be in dematerialized form

Section 30 - Advertisement of prospectus

Section 31 - Shelf 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 39 - Allotment of securities by company

Section 40 - Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges

Section 41 - Global depository receipt

Section 42 - Offer of invitation for subscription of securities on private placement

CHAPTER IV -SHARE CAPITAL AND DEBENTURES

Section 43 - Kinds of share capital

Section 44 - Nature of shares or debentures

Section 45 - Numbering of shares

Section 46 - Certificate of shares

Section 47 - Voting rights

Section 48 - Variation of shareholders' rights

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 54 - Issue of sweat equity shares

Section 55 - Issue and redemption of preference shares

Section 56 - Transfer and transmission of shares

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 share capital

Section 61 - Power of limited companies to alter its share capital

Section 62 - Further issue of share capital

Section 63 - Issue of bonus shares

Section 64 - Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital

Section 65 - Unlimited company to provide reserve share capital on conversion into limited company

Section 66 - Reduction of share capital

Section 67 - Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares

Section 68 - Power of company to purchase its own securities

Section 69 - Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account

Section 70 - Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances

Section 71 - Debentures

Section 72 - Power to nominate

CHAPTER V - ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS BY COMPANIES

Section 73 - Prohibition of acceptance of deposits from public

Section 74 - Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commencement of this Act

Section 75 - Damages for fraud

Section 76 - Acceptance of deposits from public by certain companies

CHAPTER VI -REGISTRATION OF CHARGES

Section 77 - Duty to register charges, etc.,

Section 78 - Application for registration of charge

Section 79 - Section 77 to apply in certain matters

Section 80 - Date of notice of charge

Section 81 - Register of charges to be kept by Registrar

Section 82 - Company to report satisfaction of charge

Section 83 - Power of registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company

Section 84 - Intimation of appointment of receiver or manager

Section 85 - Company's register of charges

Section 86 - Punishment for contravention

Section 87 - Rectification by Central Government in register of charges

CHAPTER VII -MANAGEMENT AND ADMINSTRATION

Section 88 - Register of members, etc.,

Section 89 - Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any share

Section 90 - Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases

Section 91 - Power to close register of members or debenture holders or other security holders

Section 92 - Annual return

Section 93 - Return to be filed with Registrar in case promoters' stake changes

Section 94 - Place of keeping and inspection of registers, returns, etc.

Section 95 - Registers, etc., to be evidence

Section 96 - Annual general meeting

Section 97 - Power of Tribunal to call annual general meeting

Section 98 - Power of Tribunal to call meetings of the members, etc

Section 99 - Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98

Section 100 - Calling of extraordinary general meeting

Section 101 - Notice of meeting

Section 102 - Statement to be annexed to notice

Section 103 - Quorum for meetings

Section 104 - Chairman of meetings

Section 105 - Proxies

Section 106 - Restriction on voting rights

Section 107 - Voting by show of hands

Section 108 - Voting through electronic means

Section 109 - Demand for poll

Section 110 - Postal ballot

Section 111 - Circulation of members' resolution

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 115 - Resolutions requiring special notice

Section 116 - Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting

Section 117 - Resolutions and agreements to be filed

Section 118 - Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolutions passed by postal ballot

Section 119 - Inspection of minute-books of general meeting

Section 120 - Maintenance and inspection of documents in electronic form

Section 121 - Report on annual general meeting

Section 122 - Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company

CHAPTER VIII -DECLARATION AND PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND

Section 123 - Declaration of dividend

Section 124 - Unpaid Dividend Account

Section 125 - Investor education and protection fund

Section 126 - Right to dividend, right shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares

Section 127 - Punishment to failure to distribute dividends

CHAPTER IX -ACCOUNTS OF COMPANIES

Section 128 - Books of accounts, etc., to be kept by company

Section 129 - Financial statement

Section 130 - Re-opening of accounts on court's or Tribunal's order

Section 131 - Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board's report

Section 132 - Constitutional of National Financial Reporting Authority

Section 133 - Central Government to prescribe accounting standards

Section 134 - Financial statement, Board's report, etc.

Section 135 - Corporate social responsibility

Section 136 - Right of members to copy of audited financial statement

Section 137 - Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar

Section 138 - Internal Audit

CHAPTER X -AUDIT AND AUDITORS

Section 139 - Appointment of auditors

Section 140 - Removal, resignation of auditor and giving special notice

Section 141 - Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors

Section 142 - Remuneration of auditors

Section 143 - Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards

Section 144 - Auditor not to render certain services

Section 145 - Auditor to sign audit reports, etc

Section 146 - Auditors to attend general meeting

Section 147 - Punishment for contravention

Section 148 - Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies

CHAPTER XI -APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS

Section 149 - Company to have Board of Directors

Section 150 - Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of databank of independent directors

Section 151 - Appointment of directors elected by small shareholders

Section 152 - Appointment of directors

Section 153 - Application for allotment of Director Identification Number

Section 154 - Allotment of Director Identification Number

Section 155 - Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number

Section 156 - Director to intimate Director Identification Number

Section 157 - Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar

Section 158 - Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number

Section 159 - Punishment for contravention

Section 160 - Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship

Section 161 - Appointment of additional director, alternative director and nominee director

Section 162 - Appointment directors to be voted individually

Section 163 - Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors

Section 164 - Disqualifications for appointment of directors

Section 165 - Number of directorships

Section 166 - Duties of directors

Section 167 - Vacation of office of director

Section 168 - Resignation of director

Section 169 - Removal of directors

Section 170 - Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding

Section 171 - Members' right to inspect

Section 172 - Punishment

CHAPTER XII -MEETINGS OF BOARD AND ITS POWERS

Section 173 - Meetings of Board

Section 174 - Quorum for meetings of Board

Section 175 - Passing of resolution by circulation

Section 176 - Defects of appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken

Section 177 - Audit Committee

Section 178 - Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Section 179 - Powers of Board

Section 180 - Restrictions on powers of Board

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 defense fund, etc.,

Section 184 - Disclosure of interest by director

Section 185 - Loan to directors, etc

Section 186 - Loan and investment by Company

Section 187 - Investments of company to be held in its own name

Section 188 - Related party transactions

Section 189 - Register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested

Section 190 - Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directors

Section 191 - Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares

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

CHAPTER XIII -APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

Section 196 - Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager

Section 197 - Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits

Section 198 - Calculation of profits

Section 199 - Recovery of remuneration in certain cases

Section 200 - Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration

Section 201 - Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications

Section 202 - Compensation for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager

Section 203 - Appointment of key managerial personnel

Section 204 - Secretarial audit for bigger companies

Section 205 - Functions of company secretary

CHAPTER XIV - INSPECTION, INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION

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 the Company

Section 211 - Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office

Section 212 - Investigation into affairs of the company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office

Section 213 - Investigation into companies’ affairs in other cases

Section 214 - Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation

Section 215 - Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector

Section 216 - Investigation of ownership of company

Section 217 - Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors

Section 218 - Protection of employees during investigation

Section 219 - Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies etc.

Section 220 - Seizure of documents by inspector

Section 221 - Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation

Section 222 - Imposition of restrictions on securities

Section 223 - Inspector's report

Section 224 - Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector's report

Section 225 - Expenses of investigation

Section 226 - Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings

Section 227 - Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information

Section 228 - Investigation, etc., of foreign companies

Section 229 - Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents

CHAPTER XV -COMPROMISES, ARRANGEMENTS AND AMALGAMATIONS

Section 230 - Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members

Section 231 - Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement

Section 232 - Merger and amalgamation of companies

Section 233 - Merger or amalgamation of certain companies

Section 234 - Merger or amalgamation of company with foreign company

Section 235 - Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority

Section 236 - Purchase of minority shareholding

Section 237 - Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest

Section 238 - Registration of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares

Section 239 - Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies

Section 240 - Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc.

CHAPTER XVI-PREVENTION OF OPPRESSION AND MISMANAGEMENT

Section 241 - Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc.

Section 242 - Powers of Tribunal

Section 243 - Consequence of termination or modification of certain agreements

Section 244 - Right apply under section 241

Section 245 - Class action

Section 246 - Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245

CHAPTER XVII-REGISTERED VALUERS

Section 247 - Valuation by registered valuers

CHAPTER XVIII-REMOVAL OF NAME OF COMPANIES FROM THE REGISTER OF COMPANIES

Section 248 - Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies

Section 249 - Restrictions on making application under section 248 in certain situations

Section 250 - Effect of company notified as dissolved

Section 251 - Fraudulent application for removal of name

Section 252 - Appeal to Tribunal

CHAPTER XIX-REVIVAL AND REHABILITATION OF SICK COMPANIES

Section 253 - Determination of sickness

Section 254 - Application for revival and rehabilitation

Section 255 - Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation

Section 256 - Appointment of interim administrator

Section 257 - Committee of creditors

Section 258 - Order of Tribunal

Section 259 - Appointment of Administrator

Section 260 - Powers and duties of company administrator

Section 261 - Scheme of revival and rehabilitation

Section 262 - Sanction of scheme

Section 263 - Scheme to be binding

Section 264 - Implementation of scheme

Section 265 - Winding up of the company on report of company administrator

Section 266 - Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc.

Section 267 - Punishment for certain offences

Section 268 - Bar of jurisdiction

Section 269 - Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund

CHAPTER XX - WINDING UP

Section 270 - Modes of winding up

Section 271 - Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal

Section 272 - Petition for winding up

Section 273 - Powers of Tribunal

Section 274 - Directors for filing statement of affairs

Section 275 - Company liquidators and their appointments

Section 276 - Removal and replacement of liquidator

Section 277 - Intimation to company liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registrar

Section 278 - Effect of winding up order

Section 279 - Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order

Section 280 - Jurisdiction of Tribunal

Section 281 - Submission of report by Company Liquidator

Section 282 - Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator

Section 283 - Custody of Company's properties

Section 284 - Promoters, directors, etc., to cooperate with Company Liquidator

Section 285 - Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets

Section 286 - Obligations of directors and managers

Section 287 - Advisory Committee

Section 288 - Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal

Section 289 - Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up

Section 290 - Powers and duties of Company Liquidator

Section 291 - Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator

Section 292 - Exercise and control of Company Liquidator's powers

Section 293 - Books to be kept by Company Liquidator

Section 294 - Audit of Company Liquidator's accounts

Section 295 - Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off

Section 296 - Power of Tribunal to make calls

Section 297 - Adjustment of rights of contributories

Section 298 - Power to order costs

Section 299 - Power to summon persons suspected of having properties of company, etc.

Section 300 - Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc.

Section 301 - Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond

Section 302 - Dissolution of company by Tribunal

Section 303 - Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act

Section 304 - Circumstances in which may be wound up voluntarily

Section 305 - Declaration of solvency in case of proposal to wind up voluntarily

Section 306 - Meeting of creditors

Section 307 - Publication of resolution to wind up voluntarily

Section 308 - Commencement of voluntary winding up

Section 309 - Effect of voluntary winding up

Section 310 - Appointment of Company Liquidator

Section 311 - Power to remove and fill vacancy of Company Liquidator

Section 312 - Notice of appointment of Company Liquidator to be given to Registrar

Section 313 - Cesser of Board's powers on appointment of Company Liquidator

Section 314 - Powers and duties of Company Liquidator in voluntary winding up

Section 315 - Appointment of Committees

Section 316 - Company Liquidator to submit report on progress of winding up

Section 317 - Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for examination of persons

Section 318 - Final meeting and dissolution of company

Section 319 - Power of Company Liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for sale of property of company

Section 320 - Distribution of property of company

Section 321 - Arrangement when binding on company and creditors

Section 322 - Power to apply to Tribunal to have questions determined, etc.

Section 323 - Costs of voluntary winding up

Section 324 - Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof

Section 325 - Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies

Section 326 - Overriding preferential payments

Section 327 - Preferential payments

Section 328 - Fraudulent preference

Section 329 - Transfers not in good faith to be void

Section 330 - Certain transfers to be void

Section 331 - Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred

Section 332 - Effect of floating charge

Section 333 - Disclaimer of onerous property

Section 334 - Transfers etc., after commencement of winding up to void

Section 335 - Certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal to be void

Section 336 - Offences by officers of companies in liquidation

Section 337 - Penalty for frauds by officers

Section 338 - Liability where proper accounts not kept

Section 339 - Liability for fraudulent conduct of business

Section 340 - Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc.

Section 341 - Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companies

Section 342 - Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company

Section 343 - Company liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction

Section 344 - Statement that company is in liquidation

Section 345 - Books and papers of company to be evidence

Section 346 - Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories

Section 347 - Disposal of books and papers of company

Section 348 - Information as to pending liquidations

Section 349 - Official liquidator to make payments into public account of India

Section 350 - Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled bank

Section 351 - Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account

Section 352 - Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Account

Section 353 - Liquidator to make returns, etc.,

Section 354 - Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories

Section 355 - Court, Tribunal or person, etc., before whom affidavit may be sworn

Section 356 - Powers of tribunal to declare dissolution of company void

Section 357 - Commencement of winding up by Tribunal

Section 358 - Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation

Section 359 - Appointment of official liquidator

Section 360 - Powers and functions of official liquidator

Section 361 - Summary procedure for liquidation

Section 362 - Sale of assets and recovery of debts due to company

Section 363 - Settlement of claims of creditors by Official Liquidator

Section 364 - Appeal by creditor

Section 365 - Order of dissolution of company

Section 366 - Companies capable of being registered

CHAPTER XXI - COMPANIES AUTHORISED TO REGISTER UNDER THIS ACT & WINDING UP OF UNREGISTERED COMPANIES

Section 367 - Certificate of registration of existing companies

Section 368 - Vesting of property on registration

Section 369 - Saving of existing liabilities

Section 370 - Continuation of pending legal proceedings

Section 371 - Effect of registration under this part

Section 372 - Power of court to stay or restrain proceedings

Section 373 - Suits stayed on winding up order

Section 374 - Obligations of companies registered under this Part

Section 375 - Winding up of unregistered companies

Section 376 - Power to windup foreign companies, although dissolved

Section 377 - Provisions of Chapter cumulative

Section 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

Section 379 - Application of Act to foreign companies

Section 380 - Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies

Section 381 - Accounts of foreign company

Section 382 - Display of name, etc., of foreign company

Section 383 - Service on foreign company

Section 384 - Debentures, annual return, registration of charges, books of account and their inspection

Section 385 - Fee for registration of documents

Section 386 - Interpretation

Section 387 - Dating of Prospectus and particulars to be contained therein

Section 388 - Provisions as to expert's consent and allotment

Section 389 - Registration of prospectus

Section 390 - Offer of Indian Depository Receipts

Section 391 - Application of sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX

Section 392 - Punishment for contravention

Section 393 - Company's failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc

CHAPTER XXIII - GOVERNMENT COMPANIES

Section 394 - Annual reports on Government Companies

Section 395 - Annual reports where one or more state governments are members of companies

CHAPTERS XXIV-REGISTRATION OFFICES AND FEES

Section 396 - Registration offices

Section 397 - Admissibility of certain documents as evidence

Section 398 - Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents, inspection, etc., in electronic form

Section 399 - Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar

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 403 - Fee for filing etc.

Section 404 - Fees, etc., to be credited into public account

CHAPTER XXV - COMPANIES TO FURNISH INFORMATION OR STATISTICS

Section 405 - Power of central government to direct companies to furnish Information or statistics

CHAPTER XXVI - NIDHIs

Section 406 - Power to modify Act in its application to Nidhis

CHAPTER XXVII-NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

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 - Qualifications 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 415 - Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal

Section 416 - Resignation of Members

Section 417 - Removal of Members

Section 418 - Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal

Section 419 - Benches of Tribunal

Section 420 - Orders of Tribunal

Section 421 - Appeal from order of Tribunal

Section 422 - Expeditious disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal

Section 423 - Appeal to Supreme Court

Section 424 - Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal

Section 425 - Power to punish for Contempt

Section 426 - Delegation of powers

Section 427 - President, Members, officers, etc., to be public servants

Section 428 - Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 429 - Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc.,

Section 430 - Civil court to have jurisdiction

Section 431 - Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings

Section 432 - Right to legal representation

Section 433 - Limitation

Section 434 - Transfer of certain pending proceedings

CHAPTER XXVIII- SPECIAL COURTS

Section 435 - Establishment of Special Courts

Section 436 - Offences triable by Special Courts

Section 437 - Appeal and Revision

Section 438 - Application of code to proceedings before Special Court

Section 439 - Offences to be non-cognizable

Section 440 - Transitional provisions

Section 441 - Compounding of certain offences

Section 442 - Mediation and Conciliation Panel

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

CHAPTER XXIX - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 447 - Punishment for fraud

Section 448 - Punishment for false statement

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 454 - Adjudication of penalties

Section 455 - Dormant company

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 459 - Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications

Section 460 - Condonation of delay in certain cases

Section 461 - Annual report by Central Government

Section 462 - Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act

Section 463 - Power of court to grant relief in certain cases

Section 464 - Prohibition of association or partnership of persons exceeding certain number

Section 465 - Repeal of certain enactments and savings

Section 466 - Dissolution of Company Law Board and consequential provisions

Section 467 - Power of Central Government to amend Schedules

Section 468 - Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up

Section 469 - Power of Central Government to make rules

Section 470 - Power to remove difficulties