Companies Act, 1956

Chapter: I
PRELIMINARY
Section 1	:	Short title, commencement and extent.
Section 2	:	Definitions
Section 2A	:	Interpretation of certain words and expressions.
Section 3	:	Definitions of "company", "existing company", "private company" and "public company".
Section 4	:	Meaning of "holding company" and "subsidiary".
Section 4A	:	Public financial institutions.
Section 5	:	Meaning of "officer who is in default".
Section 6	:	Meaning of "relative".
Section 7	:	Interpretation of "person in accordance with whose directions or instructions directors are accustomed to act".
Section 8	:	Power of Central Government to declare an establishment not to be a branch office.
Section 9	:	Act to override memorandum, articles, etc.
Section 10	:	Jurisdiction of Courts.
Section 10A	:	Constitution of Tribunal.
Section 10B	:	Procedure of Tribunal.
Section 10C	:	Powers of Tribunal.
Section 10D	:	Appeals against decisions, etc., of the Tribunal.
Chapter: IA
BOARD OF COMPANY LAW ADMINISTRATION
Section 10E	:	Constitution of Board of Company Law Administration.
Section 10F	:	Appeals against the orders of the Company Law Board.
Section 10FA	:	Dissolution of Company Law Board.
Chapter: IB
NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
Section 10FB	:	Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal.
Section 10FC	:	Composition of Tribunal.
Section 10FD	:	Qualifications for appointment of President and Members.
Section 10FE	:	Term of office of President and Members.
Section 10FF	:	Financial and administrative powers of Member administration.
Section 10FG	:	Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of President and other members.
Section 10FH	:	Vacancy in Tribunal.
Section 10FI	:	Resignation of President and Member.
Section 10FJ	:	Removal and suspension of President or Member.
Section 10FK	:	Officers and employees of Tribunal.
Section 10FL	:	Benches of Tribunal.
Section 10FM	:	Order of Tribunal.
Section 10FN	:	Power to review.
Section 10FO	:	Delegation of powers.
Section 10FP	:	Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and District Magistrate.
Chapter: IC
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Section 10FQ	:	Appeal from order of Tribunal.
Section 10FR	:	Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 10FS	:	Vacancy in Appellate Tribunal, etc.
Section 10FT	:	Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
Section 10FU	:	Resignation of Chairperson and Members.
Section 10FV	:	Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 10FW	:	Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
Section 10FX	:	Selection Committee.
Section 10FY	:	Chairperson, etc., to be public servants.
Section 10FZ	:	Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 10FZA	:	Procedure and powers of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
Section 10G	:	Power to punish for contempt.
Section 10GA	:	Staff of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 10GB	:	Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
Section 10GC	:	Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings.
Section 10GD	:	Right to legal representation.
Section 10GE	:	Limitation.
Section 10GF	:	Appeal to Supreme Court.
Chapter: II
INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO
Section 11	:	Prohibition of associations and partnerships exceeding certain number.
Section 12	:	Mode of forming incorporated company.
Section 13	:	Requirements with respect to memorandum.
Section 14	:	Form of memorandum.
Section 15	:	Printing and signature of memorandum.
Section 15A	:	Special provision as to alteration of memorandum consequent on alteration of name of State of Madras.
Section 15B	:	Special provision as to alteration of memorandum consequent on alteration of name of State of Mysore.
Section 16	:	Alteration of memorandum.
Section 17	:	Special resolution and confirmation by Central Government required for alteration of memorandum.
Section 17A	:	Change of registered office within a State.
Section 18	:	Alteration to be registered within three months.
Section 19	:	Effect of failure to register.
Section 20	:	Companies not to be registered with undesirable names
Section 21	:	Change of name by company
Section 22	:	Rectification of name of company.
Section 23	:	Registration of change of name and effect thereof.
Section 24	:	Change of name of existing private limited companies.
Section 25	:	Power to dispense with "Limited" in name of charitable or other company.
Section 26	:	Articles prescribing regulations.
Section 27	:	Regulations required in case of unlimited company, company limited by guarantee or private company limited by shares.
Section 28	:	Adoption and application of Table A in the case of companies limited by shares.
Section 29	:	Form of articles in the case of other companies.
Section 30	:	Form and signature of articles.
Section 31	:	Alteration of articles by special resolution.
Section 32	:	Registration of unlimited company as limited, etc.
Section 33	:	Registration of memorandum and articles.
Section 34	:	Effect of registration.
Section 35	:	Conclusiveness of certificate of incorporation.
Section 36	:	Effect of memorandum and articles.
Section 37	:	Provision as to companies limited by guarantee.
Section 38	:	Effect of alteration in memorandum or articles.
Section 39	:	Copies of memorandum and articles, etc., to be given to members.
Section 40	:	Alteration of memorandum or articles, etc., to be noted in every copy.
Section 41	:	Definition of "member".
Section 42	:	Membership of holding company.
Section 43	:	Consequences of default in complying with conditions constituting a company a private company.
Section 43A	:	Private company to become public company in certain cases.
Section 44	:	Prospectus or statement in lieu of prospectus to be filed by private company on ceasing to be private company.
Section 45	:	Members severally liable for debts where business carried on with fewer than seven, or in the case of a private company, two members.
Section 46	:	Form of contracts.
Section 47	:	Bills of exchange and promissory notes.
Section 48	:	Execution of deeds.
Section 49	:	Investments of company to be held in its own name.
Section 50	:	Power for company to have official seal for use outside India.
Section 51	:	Service of documents on company.
Section 52	:	Service of documents on Registrar.
Section 53	:	Service of documents on members by company.
Section 54	:	Authentication of documents and proceedings.
Chapter: III
PROSPECTUS AND ALLOTMENT, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO ISSUE OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES
Section 55	:	Dating of prospectus.
Section 55A	:	Powers of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Section 56	:	Matters to be stated and reports to be set out in prospectus.
Section 57	:	Expert to be unconnected with formation or management of company.
Section 58	:	Expert's consent to issue of prospectus containing statement by him.
Section 58A	:	Depositsnot to be invited without issuing an advertisement.
Section 58AA	:	Small depositors.
Section 58AAA	:	Default in acceptance or refund of deposits to be cognizable.
Section 58B	:	Provisions relating to prospectus to apply to advertisement.
Section 59	:	Penalty and interpretation
Section 60	:	Registration of prospectus.
Section 60A	:	Shelf prospectus.
Section 60B	:	Information memorandum.
Section 61	:	Terms of contract mentioned in prospectus or statement in lieu of prospectus, not to be varied.
Section 62	:	Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
Section 63	:	Criminal liability for mis-statements in prospectus
Section 64	:	Document containing offer of shares or debentures for sale to be deemed prospectus.
Section 65	:	Interpretation of provisions relating to prospectuses.
Section 66	:	Newspaper advertisements of prospectus.
Section 67	:	Construction of references to offering shares or debentures to the public, etc.
Section 68	:	Penalty for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money
Section 68A	:	Personation for acquisition, etc., of shares.
Section 68B	:	Initial offer of securities to be in dematerialised form in certain cases.
Section 69	:	Prohibition of allotment unless minimum subscription received.
Section 70	:	Prohibition of allotment in certain cases unless statement in lieu of prospectus delivered to Registrar.
Section 71	:	Effect of irregular allotment.
Section 72	:	Applications for, and allotment of, shares and debentures.
Section 73	:	Allotment of shares and debentures to be dealt in on stock exchange.
Section 74	:	Manner of reckoning fifth, eighth and tenth days in sections 72 and 73.
Section 75	:	Return as to allotments.
Section 76	:	Power to pay certain commissions and prohibition of payment of all other commissions, discounts, etc.
Section 77	:	Restrictions on purchase by company, or loans by company for purchase, of its own or its holding company's shares.
Section 77A	:	Power of company to purchase its own securities
Section 77AA	:	Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account.
Section 77B	:	Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances.
Section 78	:	Application of premiums received on issue of securities.
Section 79	:	Power to issue shares at a discount.
Section 79A	:	Issue of sweat equity shares
Section 80	:	Power to issue redeemable preference shares.
Section 80A	:	Redemption of irredeemable preference shares, etc.
Section 81	:	Further issue of capital.
Chapter: IV
SHARE CAPITAL AND DEBENTURES
Section 82	:	Nature of shares or debentures.
Section 83	:	Numbering of shares.
Section 84	:	Certificate of shares.
Section 85	:	Two kinds of share capital.
Section 86	:	New issues of share capital to be only of two kinds.
Section 87	:	Voting rights.
Section 88	:	Prohibition of issue of shares with disproportionate rights.
Section 89	:	Termination of disproportionately excessive voting rights in existing companies.
Section 90	:	Savings.
Section 91	:	Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis.
Section 92	:	Power of company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called-up.
Section 93	:	Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-up.
Section 94	:	Power of limited company to alter its share capital.
Section 94A	:	Share capital to stand increased where an order is made under section 81(4).
Section 95	:	Notice to Registrar of consolidation of share capital, conversion of shares into stock, etc.
Section 96	:	Effect of conversion of shares into stock.
Section 97	:	Notice of increase of share capital or of members.
Section 98	:	Power of unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on re-registration.
Section 99	:	Reserve liability of limited company.
Section 100	:	Special resolution for reduction of share capital.
Section 101	:	Application to Tribunal for confirming order, objections by creditors, and settlement of list of objecting creditors.
Section 102	:	Order confirming reduction and powers of Tribunal on making such order.
Section 103	:	Registration of order and minute of reduction.
Section 104	:	Liability of members in respect of reduced shares.
Section 105	:	Penalty for concealing name of creditor, etc.
Section 106	:	Alteration of rights of holders of special classes of shares.
Section 107	:	Rights of dissentient shareholders.
Section 108	:	Transfer not to be registered except on production of instrument of transfer.
Section 108A	:	Restriction on acquisition of certain shares.
Section 108B	:	Restriction on transfer of shares.
Section 108C	:	Restriction on the transfer of shares of foreign companies.
Section 108D	:	Power of Central Government to direct companies not to give effect to the transfer.
Section 108E	:	Time within which refusal to be communicated.
Section 108F	:	Nothing in sections 108A to 108D to apply to Government companies, etc.
Section 108G	:	Applicability of the provisions of sections 108A to 108F.
Section 108H	:	Construction of certain expressions used in sections 108A to 108G.
Section 108I	:	Penalty for acquisition or transfer of share in contravention of sections 108A to 108D.
Section 109	:	Transfer by legal representative.
Section 109A	:	Nomination of shares
Section 109B	:	Transmission of shares.
Section 110	:	Application for transfer.
Section 111	:	Power to refuse registration and appeal against refusal.
Section 111A	:	Rectification of register on transfer.
Section 112	:	Certification of transfers.
Section 113	:	Limitation of time for issue of certificate.
Section 114	:	Issue and effect of share warrants to bearer.
Section 115	:	Share warrants and entries in register of members.
Section 116	:	Penalty for personation of shareholder.
Section 117	:	Debentures with voting rights not to be issued hereafter.
Section 117A	:	Debenture trust deed.
Section 117B	:	Appointment of debenture trustees and duties of debenture trustees.
Section 117C	:	Liability of company to create security and debenture redemption reserve.
Section 118	:	Right to obtain copies of and inspect trust deed.
Section 119	:	Liability of trustees for debenture holders.
Section 120	:	Perpetual debentures.
Section 121	:	Power to re-issue redeemed debentures in certain cases.
Section 122	:	Specific performance of contract to subscribe for debentures.
Section 123	:	Payments of certain debts out of assets subject to floating charge in priority to claims under the charge.
Chapter: V
REGISTRATION OF CHARGES
Section 124	:	"Charge" to include mortgage in this Part.
Section 125	:	Certain charges to be void against liquidator or creditors unless registered.
Section 126	:	Date of notice of charge.
Section 127	:	Registration of charges on properties acquired subject to charge.
Section 128	:	Particulars in case of series of debentures entitling holders pari passu.
Section 129	:	Particulars in case of commission, etc., on debentures.
Section 130	:	Register of charges to be kept by Registrar.
Section 131	:	Index to register of charges.
Section 132	:	Certificate of registration
Section 133	:	Endorsement of certificate of registration on debenture or certificate of debenture stock.
Section 134	:	Duty of company as regards registration and right of interested party
Section 135	:	Provisions of Part to apply to modification of charges.
Section 136	:	Copy of instrument creating charge to be kept by company at registered office.
Section 137	:	Entry in register of charges of appointment of receiver or manager.
Section 138	:	Company to report satisfaction and procedure thereafter.
Section 139	:	Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company.
Section 140	:	Copy of memorandum of satisfaction to be furnished to company.
Section 141	:	Rectification by Central Government of register of charges.
Section 142	:	Penalties.
Section 143	:	Company's register of charges.
Section 144	:	Right to inspect copies of instruments creating charges and company's register of charges.
Section 145	:	Application of Part to charges requiring registration under it but not under previous law.
Chapter: VI
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Section 146	:	Registered office of company.
Section 147	:	Publication of name by company.
Section 148	:	Publication of authorised as well as subscribed and paid-up capital.
Section 149	:	Restrictions on commencement of business.
Section 150	:	Register of members.
Section 151	:	Index of members.
Section 152	:	Register and index of debenture holders.
Section 152A	:	Register and index of beneficial owners to be of debenture holder.
Section 153	:	Trusts not to be entered on register.
Section 153A	:	Appointment of public trustee.
Section 153B	:	Declaration as to shares and debentures held in trust.
Section 154	:	Power to close register of members or debenture holders.
Section 155	:	Power of Court to rectify register of members.
Section 156	:	Notice to Registrar of rectification of register.
Section 157	:	Power for company to keep foreign register of members or debenture holders.
Section 158	:	Provisions as to foreign registers.
Section 159	:	Annual return to be made by company having a share capital.
Section 160	:	Annual return to be made by company not having a share capital.
Section 161	:	Further provisions regarding annual return and certificate to be annexed thereto.
Section 162	:	Penalty and interpretation.
Section 163	:	Place of keeping, and inspection of registers and returns.
Section 164	:	Registers, etc., to be evidence.
Section 165	:	Statutory meeting and statutory report of company.
Section 166	:	Annual general meeting.
Section 167	:	Power of Central Government to call annual general meeting.
Section 168	:	Penalty for default in complying with section 166 or 167.
Section 169	:	Calling of extraordinary general meeting on requisition.
Section 170	:	Sections 171 to 186 to apply to meetings.
Section 171	:	Length of notice for calling meeting.
Section 172	:	Contents and manner of service of notice and persons on whom it is to be served.
Section 173	:	Explanatory statement to be annexed to notice
Section 174	:	Quorum for meeting.
Section 175	:	Chairman of meeting.
Section 176	:	Proxies.
Section 177	:	Voting to be by show of hands in first instance.
Section 178	:	Chairman's declaration of result of voting by show of hands to be conclusive.
Section 179	:	Demand for poll.
Section 180	:	Time of taking poll.
Section 181	:	Restriction on exercise of voting right of members who have not paid calls, etc.
Section 182	:	Restrictions on exercise of voting right in other cases to be void.
Section 183	:	Right of member to use his votes differently.
Section 184	:	Scrutineers at poll.
Section 185	:	Manner of taking poll and result thereof.
Section 186	:	Power of Tribunal to order meeting to be called.
Section 187	:	Representation of corporations at meetings of companies and of creditors.
Section 187A	:	Representation of the President and Governors in meetings of companies of which they are members.
Section 187B	:	Exercise of voting rights in respect of shares held in trust.
Section 187C	:	Declaration by persons not holding beneficial interest in any share.
Section 187D	:	Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases.
Section 188	:	Circulation of members' resolutions.
Section 189	:	Ordinary and special resolutions.
Section 190	:	Resolutions requiring special notice.
Section 191	:	Resolutions passed at adjourned meetings.
Section 192	:	Registration of certain resolutions and agreements.
Section 192A	:	Passing of resolutions by postal ballot.
Section 193	:	Minutes of proceedings of general meetings and of Board and other meetings.
Section 194	:	Minutes to be evidence.
Section 195	:	Presumptions to be drawn where minutes duly drawn and signed.
Section 196	:	Inspection of minute books of general meetings.
Section 197	:	Publication of reports of proceedings of general meetings.
Section 197A	:	Company not to appoint or employ certain different categories of managerial personnel at the same time.
Section 198	:	Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits.
Section 199	:	Calculation of commission, etc., in certain cases.
Section 200	:	Prohibition of tax-free payments.
Section 201	:	Avoidance of provisions relieving liability of officers and auditors of company.
Section 202	:	Undischarged insolvent not to manage companies.
Section 203	:	Power to restrain fraudulent persons from managing companies.
Section 204	:	Restriction on appointment of firm or body corporate to office or place of profit under a company.
Section 204A	:	Restrictions on the appointment of former managing agents or secretaries and treasurers to any office.
Section 205	:	Dividend to be paid only out of profits.
Section 205A	:	Unpaid dividend to be transferred to special dividend account.
Section 205B	:	Payment of unpaid or unclaimed dividend.
Section 205C	:	Establishment of Investor Education and Protection Fund.
Section 206	:	Dividend not to be paid except to registered shareholders or to their order or to their bankers.
Section 206A	:	Right to dividend, rights shares, and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares.
Section 207	:	Penalty for failure to distribute dividends within thirty days.
Section 208	:	Power of company to pay interest out of capital in certain cases.
Section 209	:	Books of account to be kept by company.
Section 209A	:	Inspection of books of account, etc., of companies.
Section 210	:	Annual accounts and balance sheet.
Section 210A	:	Constitution of National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards.
Section 211	:	Form and contents of balance sheet and profit and loss account.
Section 212	:	Balance sheet of holding company to include certain particulars as to its subsidiaries.
Section 213	:	Financial year of holding company and subsidiary.
Section 214	:	Rights of holding company's representatives and members.
Section 215	:	Authentication of balance sheet and profit and loss account.
Section 216	:	Profit and loss account to be annexed and auditors' report to be attached to balance sheet.
Section 217	:	Board's report.
Section 218	:	Penalty for improper issue, circulation or publication of balance sheet or profit and loss account.
Section 219	:	Right of member to copies of balance sheet and auditors' report.
Section 220	:	Three copies of balance sheet, etc., to be filed with Registrar.
Section 221	:	Duty of officer to make disclosure of payments, etc.
Section 222	:	Construction of references to documents annexed to accounts.
Section 223	:	Certain companies to publish statement in the Form in Table F in Schedule I.
Section 224	:	Appointment and remuneration of auditors.
Section 224A	:	Auditor not to be appointed except with the approval of the company by special resolution in certain cases.
Section 225	:	Provisions as to resolutions for appointing or removing auditors.
Section 226	:	Qualifications and disqualifications of auditors.
Section 227	:	Powers and duties of auditors.
Section 228	:	Audit of accounts of branch office of company.
Section 229	:	Signature of audit report, etc.
Section 230	:	Reading and inspection of auditor's report.
Section 231	:	Right of auditor to attend general meeting.
Section 232	:	Penalty for non-compliance with sections 225 to 231.
Section 233	:	Penalty for non-compliance by auditor with sections 227 and 229.
Section 233A	:	Power of Central Government to direct special audit in certain cases.
Section 233B	:	Audit of cost accounts in certain cases.
Section 234	:	Power of Registrar to call for information or explanation.
Section 234A	:	Seizure of documents by Registrar.
Section 235	:	Investigation of the affairs of a company.
Section 236	:	Application by members to be supported by evidence and power to call for security.
Section 237	:	Investigation of company's affairs in other cases.
Section 238	:	Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector.
Section 239	:	Power of inspectors to carry investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
Section 240	:	Production of documents and evidence.
Section 240A	:	Seizure of documents by inspector.
Section 241	:	Inspectors' report.
Section 242	:	Prosecution.
Section 243	:	Application for winding up of company or an order under section 397 or 398.
Section 244	:	Proceedings for recovery of damages or property.
Section 245	:	Expenses of investigation.
Section 246	:	Inspectors' report to be evidence.
Section 247	:	Investigation of ownership of company.
Section 248	:	Information regarding persons having an interest in company or in body corporate or firm acting as managing agent thereof.
Section 249	:	Investigation of associateship with managing agent, etc.
Section 250	:	Imposition of restrictions upon shares and debentures and prohibition of transfer of shares or debentures in certain cases.
Section 250A	:	Voluntary winding-up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings.
Section 251	:	Saving for legal advisers and bankers.
Section 252	:	Minimum number of directors.
Section 253	:	Only individuals to be directors.
Section 254	:	Subscribers of memorandum deemed to be directors.
Section 255	:	Appointment of directors and proportion of those who are to retire by rotation.
Section 256	:	Ascertainment of directors retiring by rotation and filling of vacancies.
Section 257	:	Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship.
Section 258	:	Right of company to increase or reduce the number of directors.
Section 259	:	Increase in number of directors to require Government sanction.
Section 260	:	Additional directors.
Section 261	:	Certain persons not to be appointed directors, except by special resolution.
Section 262	:	Filling of casual vacancies among directors.
Section 263	:	Appointment of directors to be voted on individually.
Section 263A	:	Sections 177, 255, 256 and 263 not to apply in relation to companies not carrying business for profit, etc.
Section 264	:	Consent of candidate for directorship to be filed with the company and consent to act as director to be filed with the Registrar.
Section 265	:	Option to company to adopt proportional representation for the appointment of directors.
Section 266	:	Restrictions on appointment or advertisement of director.
Section 266A	:	Application for allotment of Director Identification Number.
Section 266B	:	Allotment of Director Identification Number.
Section 266C	:	Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number.
Section 266D	:	Obligation of director to intimate Director Identification Number to concerned company or companies.
Section 266E	:	Obligation of company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar.
Section 266F	:	Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number.
Section 266G	:	Penalty for contravention of provisions of section 266A or section 266C or section 266D or section 266E.
Section 267	:	Certain persons not to be appointed managing directors.
Section 268	:	Amendment of provision relating to managing, whole-time or non-rotational directors to require Government approval.
Section 269	:	Appointment of managing or whole-time director or manager to require Government approval only in certain cases.
Section 270	:	Time within which share qualification is to be obtained and maximum amount thereof.
Section 271	:	Filing of declaration of share qualification by director.
Section 272	:	Penalty.
Section 273	:	Saving.
Section 274	:	Disqualifications of directors.
Section 275	:	No person to be a director of more than [fifteen companies].
Section 276	:	Choice to be made by director of more than [fifteen] companies at commencement of Act.
Section 277	:	Choice by person becoming director of more than [fifteen] companies after commencement of Act.
Section 278	:	Exclusion of certain directorships for the purposes of sections 275, 276 and 277.
Section 279	:	Penalty.
Section 280	:	Age limit.
Section 281	:	Age limit not to apply if company so resolves.
Section 282	:	Duty of director to disclose age.
Section 283	:	Vacation of office by directors.
Section 284	:	Removal of directors.
Section 285	:	Board to meet at least once in every three calendar months.
Section 286	:	Notice of meetings.
Section 287	:	Quorum for meetings.
Section 288	:	Procedure where meeting adjourned for want of quorum.
Section 289	:	Passing of resolutions by circulation.
Section 290	:	Validity of acts of directors.
Section 291	:	General powers of Board.
Section 292	:	Certain powers to be exercised by Board only at meeting.
Section 292A	:	Audit Committee.
Section 293	:	Restrictions on powers of Board.
Section 293A	:	Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions.
Section 293B	:	Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to the National Defence Fund, etc.
Section 294	:	Appointment of sole selling agents to require approval of company in general meeting.
Section 294A	:	Prohibition of payment of compensation to sole selling agents for loss of office in certain cases.
Section 294AA	:	Power of Central Government to prohibit the appointment of sole selling agents in certain cases.
Section 295	:	Loans to directors, etc.
Section 296	:	Application of section 295 to book debts in certain cases.
Section 297	:	Board's sanction to be required for certain contracts in which particular directors are interested.
Section 298	:	Power of directors to carry on business when managing agent or secretaries and treasurers are deemed to have vacated office, etc.
Section 299	:	Disclosure of interest by director.
Section 300	:	Interested director not to participate or vote in Board's proceedings.
Section 301	:	Register of contracts, companies and firms in which directors are interested.
Section 302	:	Disclosure to members of directors interest in contract appointing manager, managing director, managing agent or secretaries and treasurers.
Section 303	:	Register of directors etc.
Section 304	:	Inspection of the register.
Section 305	:	Duty of directors, etc. to make disclosure.
Section 306	:	Register to be kept by Registrar and inspection thereof.
Section 307	:	Register of directors' shareholdings, etc.
Section 308	:	Duty of directors and persons deemed to be directors to make disclosure of shareholdings.
Section 309	:	Remuneration of directors.
Section 310	:	Provision for increase in remuneration to require Government sanction.
Section 311	:	Increase in remuneration of managing director on re-appointment or appointment after Act to require Government sanction.
Section 312	:	Prohibition of assignment of office by director.
Section 313	:	Appointment and term of office of alternate directors.
Section 314	:	Director, etc., not to hold office or place of profit.
Section 315	:	Application of sections 316 and 317.
Section 316	:	Number of companies of which one person may be appointed managing director.
Section 317	:	Managing director not to be appointed for more than five years at a time.
Section 318	:	Compensation for loss of office not permissible except to managing or whole-time directors or to directors who are managers.
Section 319	:	Payment to director, etc., for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking or property.
Section 320	:	Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of shares.
Section 321	:	Provisions supplementary to sections 318, 319 and 320.
Section 322	:	Directors, etc., with unlimited liability in limited company.
Section 323	:	Special resolution of limited company making liability of directors, etc., unlimited.
Section 324 to 348	:	Prohibition of appointment of managing agent in certain cases
Section 349	:	Determination of net profits.
Section 350	:	Ascertainment of depreciation.
Section 351 to 354.	:	Omitted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000, w.e.f. 13-12-2000,
Section 355	:	Saving.
Section 356 to 369.	:	Omitted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000, w.e.f. 13-12-2000.
Section 370.	:	Loans, etc., to companies under the same management.
Section 370A	:	Provisions as to certain loans which could not have been made if sections 369 and 370 were in force.
Section 371	:	Penalty for contravention of section 369, 370 or 370A.
Section 372	:	Purchase by company of shares, etc., of other companies.
Section 372A	:	Inter-corporate loans and investments.
Section 373	:	Investments made before commencement of Act.
Section 374.	:	Penalty for contravention of section 372 or 373.
Section 375	:	Managing agent not to engage in business competing with business of managed company.
Section 376.	:	Conditions prohibiting reconstruction or amalgamation of company.
Section 377	:	Restrictions on right of managing agent to appoint directors.
Section 378 to 383	:	Sections 378 to 383. Omitted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000, w.e.f. 13-12-2000.
Section 383A.	:	Certain companies to have secretaries.
Section 384	:	Firm or body corporate not to be appointed manager.
Section 385.	:	Certain persons not to be appointed managers.
Section 386	:	Number of companies of which a person may be appointed manager.
Section 387.	:	Remuneration of manager.
Section 388	:	Application of sections [269, 310], 311, 312 and 317 to managers.
Section 388A	:	Sections 386 to 388 not to apply to certain private companies.
Section 388B	:	Reference to [Tribunal] of cases against managerial personnel.
Section 388C	:	Interim order by [Tribunal].
Section 388D	:	Decision of the Tribunal.
Section 388E	:	Power of Central Government to remove managerial personnel on the basis of Tribunal's decision.
Section 389	:	Power for companies to refer matters to arbitration.
Section 390	:	Interpretation of sections 391 and 393.
Section 391	:	Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members.
Section 392	:	Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise and arrangement.
Section 393	:	Information as to compromises or arrangements with creditors and members.
Section 394	:	Provisions for facilitating reconstruction and amalgamation of companies.
Section 394A	:	Notice to be given to Central Government for applications under sections 391 and 394.
Section 395	:	Power and duty to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority.
Section 396	:	Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in national interest.
Section 396A	:	Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated company.
Section 397	:	Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression.
Section 398	:	Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of mismanagement.
Section 399	:	Right to apply under sections 397 and 398.
Section 400	:	Notice to be given to Central Government of applications under sections 397 and 398.
Section 401	:	Right of Central Government to apply under sections 397 and 398.
Section 402	:	Powers of Tribunal on application under section 397 or 398.
Section 403	:	Interim order by Tribunal.
Section 404	:	Effect of alteration of memorandum or articles of company by order under section 397 or 398.
Section 405	:	Addition of respondents to application under section 397 or 398.
Section 406	:	Application of sections 539 to 544 to proceedings under sections 397 and 398.
Section 407	:	Consequences of termination or modification of certain agreements.
Section 408	:	Powers of Government to prevent oppression or mismanagement.
Section 409	:	Power of Tribunal to prevent change in Board of directors likely to affect company prejudicially.
Section 410	:	Appointment of Advisory Committee.
Section 411 to 415	:	Omitted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1965, Act 31 of 1965, w.e.f. 15-10-1965.
Section 416	:	Contracts by agents of company in which company is undisclosed principal.
Section 417	:	Employees' securities to be deposited in post office savings bank or Scheduled Bank.
Section 418	:	Provisions applicable to provident funds of employees.
Section 419	:	Right of employee to see bank's receipt for moneys or securities referred to in section 417 or 418.
Section 420	:	Penalty for contravention of sections 417, 418 and 419.
Section 421	:	Filing of accounts of receivers.
Section 422	:	Invoices, etc., to refer to receiver where there is one.
Section 423	:	Penalty for non-compliance with sections 421 and 422.
Section 424	:	Application of sections 421 to 423 to receivers and managers appointed by Tribunal and managers appointed in pursuance of an instrument.
Chapter: VIA
REVIVAL AND REHABILITATION OF SICK INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
Section 424A	:	Reference to Tribunal.
Section 424B	:	Inquiry into working of sick industrial companies.
Section 424C	:	Powers of Tribunal to make suitable order on completion of inquiry.
Section 424D	:	Preparation and sanction of schemes.
Section 424E	:	Rehabilitation by giving financial assistance.
Section 424F	:	Arrangement for continuing operations, etc., during inquiry.
Section 424G	:	Winding up of sick industrial company.
Section 424H	:	Operating agency to prepare complete inventory, etc.
Section 424I	:	Direction not to dispose of assets.
Section 424J	:	Power of Tribunal to call for periodic information.
Section 424K	:	Misfeasance proceedings.
Section 424L	:	Penalty for certain offences.
Chapter: VII
WINDING UP
Section 425	:	Modes of winding up.
Section 426	:	Liability as contributories of present and past members.
Section 427	:	Obligations of directors and managers whose liability is unlimited.
Section 428	:	Definition of "contributory".
Section 429	:	Nature of liability of contributory.
Section 430	:	Contributories in case of death of member.
Section 431	:	Contributories in case of insolvency of member.
Section 432	:	Contributories in case of winding up of a body corporate which is a member.
Section 433	:	Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal.
Section 434	:	Company when deemed unable to pay its debts.
Section 435	:	Transfer of winding up proceedings to District Court.
Section 436	:	Withdrawal and transfer of winding up from one District Court to another.
Section 437	:	Power of High Court to retain winding up proceedings in District Court.
Section 438	:	Jurisdiction of High Court under sections 435, 436 and 437 to be exercised at any time and at any stage.
Section 439	:	Provisions as to applications for winding up.
Section 439A	:	Statement of affairs to be filed on winding up of a company.
Section 440	:	Right to present winding up petition where company is being wound up voluntarily.
Section 441	:	Commencement of winding up by Tribunal.
Section 441A	:	Levy and collection of cess on turnover or gross receipts of companies.
Section 441B	:	Crediting proceeds of cess to Consolidated Fund of India.
Section 441C	:	Rehabilitation Fund.
Section 441D	:	Application of Fund.
Section 441E	:	Power to call for information.
Section 441F	:	Penalty for non-payment of cess.
Section 441G	:	Refund of fund in certain cases.
Section 442	:	Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings against company.
Section 443	:	Power of Tribunal on hearing petition.
Section 444	:	Order for winding up to be communicated to Official Liquidator and Registrar.
Section 445	:	Copy of winding up order to be filed with Registrar.
Section 446	:	Suits stayed on winding up order.
Section 446A	:	Responsibility of directors and officers to submit to Tribunal audited books of account.
Section 447	:	Effect of winding up order.
Section 448	:	Appointment of Official Liquidator.
Section 449	:	Official Liquidator to be liquidator.
Section 450	:	Appointment and powers of provisional liquidator.
Section 451	:	General provisions as to liquidators.
Section 452	:	Style, etc., of liquidator.
Section 453	:	Receiver not to be appointed of assets with liquidator.
Section 454	:	Statement of affairs to be made to Official Liquidator.
Section 455	:	Report by Official Liquidator.
Section 456	:	Custody of company's property.
Section 457	:	Powers of liquidator.
Section 458	:	Discretion of liquidator.
Section 458A	:	Exclusion of certain time in computing periods of limitation.
Section 459	:	Provision for legal assistance to liquidator.
Section 460	:	Exercise and control of liquidator's powers.
Section 461	:	Books to be kept by liquidator.
Section 462	:	Audit of liquidator's accounts.
Section 463	:	Control of Central Government over liquidators.
Section 464	:	Appointment and composition of committee of inspection.
Section 465	:	Constitution and proceedings of committee of inspection.
Section 466	:	Power of Tribunal to stay winding up.
Section 467	:	Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets.
Section 468	:	Delivery of property to liquidator.
Section 469	:	Payment of debts due by contributory and extent of set-off.
Section 470	:	Power of Tribunal to make calls.
Section 471	:	Payment into bank of moneys due to company.
Section 472	:	Moneys and securities paid into bank to be subject to order of Tribunal.
Section 473	:	Order on contributory to be conclusive evidence.
Section 474	:	Power to exclude creditors not proving in time.
Section 475	:	Adjustment of rights of contributories.
Section 476	:	Power to order costs.
Section 477	:	Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc.
Section 478	:	Power to order public examination of promoters, directors, etc.
Section 479	:	Power to arrest absconding contributory.
Section 480	:	Saving of existing powers of Tribunal.
Section 481	:	Dissolution of company.
Section 482	:	Order made in any Court to be enforced by other Courts.
Section 483	:	Appeals from orders.
Section 484	:	Circumstances in which company may be wound-up voluntarily.
Section 485	:	Publication of resolution to wind-up voluntarily.
Section 486	:	Commencement of voluntary winding up.
Section 487	:	Effect of voluntary winding up on status of company.
Section 488	:	Declaration of solvency in case of proposal to wind-up voluntarily.
Section 489	:	Provisions applicable to a members' voluntary winding up.
Section 490	:	Power of company to appoint and fix remuneration of liquidators.
Section 491	:	Board's powers to cease on appointment of a liquidator.
Section 492	:	Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator.
Section 493	:	Notice of appointment of liquidator to be given to Registrar.
Section 494	:	Power of liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for sale of property of company.
Section 495	:	Duty of liquidator to call creditors' meeting in case of insolvency.
Section 496	:	Duty of liquidator to call general meeting at the end of each year.
Section 497	:	Final meeting and dissolution.
Section 498	:	Alternative provisions as to annual and final meetings in case of insolvency.
Section 499	:	Provisions applicable to a creditor's voluntary winding up.
Section 500	:	Meeting of creditors.
Section 501	:	Notice of resolutions passed by creditors' meeting to be given to Registrar.
Section 502	:	Appointment of liquidator.
Section 503	:	Appointment of committee of inspection.
Section 504	:	Fixing of liquidators' remuneration.
Section 505	:	Board's powers to cease on appointment of liquidator.
Section 506	:	Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator.
Section 507	:	Application of section 494 to a creditors voluntary winding up.
Section 508	:	Duty of liquidator to call meetings of company and of creditors at end of each year.
Section 509	:	Final meeting and dissolution.
Section 510	:	Provisions applicable to every voluntary winding up.
Section 511	:	Distribution of property of company.
Section 511A	:	Application of section 454 to voluntary winding up.
Section 512	:	Powers and duties of liquidator in voluntary winding up.
Section 513	:	Body corporate not to be appointed as liquidator.
Section 514	:	Corrupt inducement affecting appointment as liquidator.
Section 515	:	Power of Tribunal to appoint and remove liquidator in voluntary winding up.
Section 516	:	Notice by liquidator of his appointment.
Section 517	:	Arrangement when binding on company and creditors.
Section 518	:	Power to apply to Tribunal to have questions determined or powers exercised.
Section 519	:	Application of liquidator to Tribunal for public examination of promoters, directors, etc.
Section 520	:	Costs of voluntary winding up.
Section 521	:	Saving of right of creditors and contributories to apply for winding up.
Section 522	:	Power to order winding up subject to supervision.
Section 523	:	Effect of petition for winding up subject to supervision.
Section 524	:	Power of Court to appoint or remove liquidators.
Section 525	:	Powers and obligations of liquidator appointed by court.
Section 526	:	Effect of supervision order.
Section 527	:	Appointment in certain cases of voluntary liquidators to office of liquidators.
Section 528	:	Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof.
Section 529	:	Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies.
Section 529A	:	Overriding preferential payments.
Section 530	:	Preferential payments.
Section 531	:	Fraudulent preference.
Section 531A	:	Avoidance of voluntary transfer.
Section 532	:	Transfers for benefit of all creditors to be void.
Section 533	:	Liabilities and rights of certain fraudulently preferred persons.
Section 534	:	Effect of floating charge.
Section 535	:	Disclaimer of onerous property in case of a company which is being wound-up.
Section 536	:	Avoidance of transfers, etc., after commencement of winding up.
Section 537	:	Avoidance of certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal.
Section 538	:	Offences by officers of companies in liquidation.
Section 539	:	Penalty for falsification of books.
Section 540	:	Penalty for frauds by officers.
Section 541	:	Liability where proper accounts not kept.
Section 542	:	Liability for fraudulent conduct of business.
Section 543	:	Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc.
Section 544	:	Liability under sections 542 and 543 to extend to partners or directors in firm or company.
Section 545	:	Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of the company.
Section 546	:	Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction.
Section 547	:	Notification that a company is in liquidation.
Section 548	:	Books and papers of company to be evidence.
Section 549	:	Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories.
Section 550	:	Disposal of books and papers of company.
Section 551	:	Information as to pending liquidations.
Section 552	:	Official Liquidator to make payments into the public account of India.
Section 553	:	Voluntary liquidator to make payments into Scheduled Bank.
Section 553	:	Voluntary liquidator to make payments into Scheduled Bank.
Section 554	:	Liquidator not to pay moneys into private banking account.
Section 555	:	Unpaid dividends and undistributed assets to be paid into the Companies Liquidation Account.
Section 556	:	Enforcement of duty of liquidator to make returns, etc.
Section 557	:	Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories.
Section 558	:	Tribunal or person before whom affidavit may be sworn.
Section 559	:	Power of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void.
Section 560	:	Power of Registrar to strike defunct company off register.
Chapter: VIII
APPLICATION OF ACT TO COMPANIES FORMED OR REGISTERED UNDER PREVIOUS COMPANIES LAWS
Section 561	:	Application of Act to companies formed and registered under previous companies laws.
Section 562	:	Application of Act to companies registered but not formed under previous companies laws.
Section 563	:	Application of Act to unlimited companies registered under previous companies laws.
Section 564	:	Mode of transferring shares in the case of companies registered under Acts 19 of 1857 and 7 of 1860.
Chapter: IX
COMPANIES AUTHORISED TO REGISTER UNDER THIS ACT
Section 565	:	Companies capable of being registered.
Section 566	:	Definition of "joint-stock company".
Section 567	:	Requirements for registration of joint-stock companies.
Section 568	:	Requirements for registration of companies not being joint-stock companies.
Section 569	:	Authentication of statements of existing companies.
Section 570	:	Power of Registrar to require evidence as to nature of company.
Section 571	:	Notice to customers on registration of banking company with limited liability.
Section 572	:	Change of name for purposes of registration.
Section 573	:	Addition of "Limited" or "Private Limited" to name.
Section 574	:	Certificate of registration of existing companies.
Section 575	:	Vesting of property on registration.
Section 576	:	Saving for existing liabilities.
Section 577	:	Continuation of pending legal proceedings.
Section 578	:	Effect of registration under Part.
Section 579	:	Power to substitute memorandum and articles for deed of settlement.
Section 580	:	Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings.
Section 581	:	Suits stayed on winding up order.
Chapter: IXA
CHAPTER I PRODUCER COMPANIES
Section 581A	:	Definitions.
Section 581B	:	Objects of Producer Company.
Section 581C	:	Formation of Producer Company and its registration.
Section 581D	:	Membership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company.
Section 581E	:	Benefits to Members.
Section 581F	:	Memorandum of Producer Company.
Section 581G	:	Articles of association.
Section 581H	:	Amendment of memorandum.
Section 581I	:	Amendment of articles.
Section 581J	:	Option to inter-State co-operative societies to become Producer Companies.
Section 581K	:	Effect of incorporation of Producer Company.
Section 581L	:	Vesting of undertaking in Producer Company.
Section 581M	:	Concession, etc., to be deemed to have been granted to Producer Company.
Section 581N	:	Provisions in respect of officers and other employees of inter-State co-operative society.
Section 581O	:	Number of directors.
Section 581P	:	Appointment of directors.
Section 581Q	:	Vacation of office by directors.
Section 581R	:	Powers and functions of Board.
Section 581S	:	Matters to be transacted at general meeting.
Section 581T	:	Liability of directors.
Section 581U	:	Committee of directors.
Section 581V	:	Meetings of Board and quorum.
Section 581W	:	Chief Executive and his functions.
Section 581X	:	Secretary of Producer Company.
Section 581Y	:	Quorum.
Section 581Z	:	Voting rights.
Section 581ZA	:	Annual general meetings.
Section 581ZB	:	Share capital.
Section 581ZC	:	Special user rights.
Section 581ZD	:	Transferability of shares and attendant rights.
Section 581ZE	:	Books of account.
Section 581ZF	:	Internal audit.
Section 581ZG	:	Duties of auditor under this Part.
Section 581ZH	:	Donations or subscription by Producer Company.
Section 581ZI	:	General and other reserves.
Section 581ZJ	:	Issue of bonus shares.
Section 581ZK	:	Loan, etc., to Members.
Section 581ZL	:	Investment in other companies, formation of subsidiaries, etc.
Section 581ZM	:	Penalty for contravention.
Section 581ZN	:	Amalgamation, merger or division, etc., to form new Producer Companies.
Section 581ZO	:	Disputes.
Section 581ZP	:	Strike off name of Producer Company.
Section 581ZQ	:	Provisions of this Part to override other laws.
Section 581ZR	:	Application of provisions relating to private companies.
Section 581ZS	:	Reconversion of Producer Company to inter-State co-operative society.
Section 581ZT	:	Power to modify Act in its application to Producer Companies.
Chapter: X
WINDING UP OF UNREGISTERED COMPANIES
Section 582	:	Meaning of "unregistered company".
Section 583	:	Winding up of unregistered companies.
Section 584	:	Power to wind-up foreign companies, although dissolved.
Section 585	:	Contributories in winding up of unregistered company.
Section 586	:	Power to stay or restrain proceedings.
Section 587	:	Suits, etc., stayed on winding up order.
Section 588	:	Directions as to property in certain cases.
Section 589	:	Provisions of Part cumulative.
Section 590	:	Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind-up partnership, association or company in certain cases.
Chapter: XI
COMPANIES INCORPORATED OUTSIDE INDIA
Section 591	:	Application of sections 592 to 602 to foreign companies.
Section 592	:	Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies carrying on business in India.
Section 593	:	Return to be delivered to Registrar by foreign company where documents, etc., altered.
Section 594	:	Accounts of foreign company.
Section 595	:	Obligation to state name of foreign company, whether limited, and country where incorporated.
Section 596	:	Service on foreign company.
Section 597	:	Office where documents to be delivered.
Section 598	:	Penalties.
Section 599	:	Company's failure to comply with Part not to affect its liability under contracts, etc.
Section 600	:	Registration of charges, appointment of receiver and books of account.
Section 601	:	Fees for registration of documents under Part.
Section 602	:	Interpretation of foregoing sections of Part.
Section 603	:	Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein.
Section 604	:	Provisions as to expert's consent and allotment.
Section 605	:	Registration of prospectus.
Section 605A	:	Offer of Indian Depository Receipts.
Section 606	:	Penalty for contravention of sections 603, 604 and 605.
Section 607	:	Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
Section 608	:	Interpretation of provisions as to prospectuses.
Chapter: XII
REGISTRATION OFFICES AND OFFICERS AND FEES
Section 609	:	Registration offices.
Section 610	:	Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar.
Section 610A	:	Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents, computer printouts and documents on computer media as documents and as evidence.
Section 610B	:	Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents inspection, etc., through electronic form.
Section 610C	:	Power to modify Act in relation to electronic records (including the manner and form in which electronic records shall be filed).
Section 610D	:	Providing of value added services through electronic form.
Section 610E	:	Application of provisions of Act 21 of 2000.
Section 611	:	Fees in Schedule X to be paid.
Section 612	:	Fees, etc., paid to Registrar and other officers to be accounted for to Central Government.
Section 613	:	Power of Central Government to reduce fees, charges, etc.
Section 614	:	Enforcement of duty of company to make returns, etc., to Registrar.
Section 614A	:	Power of Court trying offences under the Act to direct the filing of documents with Registrar.
Chapter: XIII
GENERAL
Section 615	:	Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics.
Section 616	:	Application of Act to insurance, banking, electricity supply and other companies governed by special Acts.
Section 617	:	Definition of "Government Company".
Section 618	:	Government companies not to have managing agents.
Section 619	:	Application of sections 224 to 233 to Government companies.
Section 619A	:	Annual reports on Government companies.
Section 619B	:	Provisions of section 619 to apply to certain companies.
Section 620	:	Power to modify Act in relation to Government companies.
Section 620A	:	Power to modify Act in its application to Nidhis, etc.
Section 620B	:	Special provisions as to companies in Goa, Daman and Diu.
Section 620C	:	Special provisions as to companies in Jammu and Kashmir.
Section 621	:	Offences against Act to be cognizable only on complaint by Registrar, shareholder or Government.
Section 621A	:	Composition of certain offences.
Section 622	:	Jurisdiction to try offences.
Section 623	:	Certain offences triable summarily in Presidency towns.
Section 624	:	Offences to be non-cognizable.
Section 624A	:	Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors.
Section 624B	:	Appeal against acquittal.
Section 625	:	Payment of compensation in cases of frivolous or vexatious prosecution.
Section 626	:	Application of fines.
Section 627	:	Production and inspection of books where offence suspected.
Section 628	:	Penalty for false statements.
Section 629	:	Penalty for false evidence.
Section 629A	:	Penalty where no specific penalty is provided elsewhere in the Act.
Section 630	:	Penalty for wrongful withholding of property.
Section 631	:	Penalty for improper use of words "Limited" and "Private Limited".
Section 632	:	Power to require limited company to give security for costs.
Section 633	:	Power of Court to grant relief in certain cases.
Section 634	:	Enforcement of orders of Courts.
Section 634A	:	Enforcement of orders of Company Law Board.
Section 635	:	Enforcement of orders of one Court by other Courts.
Section 635A	:	Protection of acts done in good faith.
Section 635AA	:	Non-disclosure of information in certain cases.
Section 635B	:	Protection of employees during investigation by inspector or pendency or proceeding before Appellate Tribunal in certain cases.
Section 636	:	Reduction of fees, charges, etc., payable to company.
Section 637	:	Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions under Act.
Section 637A	:	Power of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications.
Section 637AA	:	Power of Central Government to fix a limit with regard to remuneration.
Section 637B	:	Condonation of delays in certain cases.
Section 638	:	Annual report by Central Government.
Section 639	:	Annual reports on Government companies to be placed before Parliament, etc.
Section 640	:	Validation of registration of firms as members of charitable and other companies.
Section 640A	:	Exclusion of time required in obtaining copies of order of Court or Tribunal.
Section 640B	:	Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications.
Section 641	:	Power to alter Schedules.
Section 642	:	Power of Central Government to make rules.
Section 643	:	Power of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up.
Section 644	:	Repeal of Acts specified in Schedule XII.
Section 645	:	Saving of orders, rules, etc., in force at commencement of Act.
Section 646	:	Saving of operation of section 138 of Act 7 of 1913.
Section 647	:	Saving of pending proceedings for winding up.
Section 647A	:	Transfer of winding up proceedings to Tribunal.
Section 648	:	Saving of prosecutions instituted by liquidator or Court under section 237 of Act 7 of 1913.
Section 649	:	Construction of references to former enactments in documents.
Section 650	:	Construction of "registrar of joint stock companies" in Act 21 of 1860.
Section 651	:	Construction of references to extraordinary resolution in articles, etc.
Section 651A	:	Reference of winding up of companies in any law.
Section 652	:	Appointment under previous companies laws to have effect as if made under Act.
Section 653	:	Former registration offices continued.
Section 654	:	Registers under previous companies laws to be deemed to be part of registers under Act.
Section 655	:	Funds and accounts under Act to be in continuation of funds and accounts under previous companies laws.
Section 656	:	Saving of incorporation under repealed Acts.
Section 657	:	Saving of certain Tables under previous companies laws.
Section 658	:	Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) to apply in addition to sections 645 to 657 of Act.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I	:	REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SCHEDULE IA	:	List of Relatives
SCHEDULE II	:	Matters to be specified in prospectus and reports to be set out therein
SCHEDULE III	:	Form of Statement and particulars to be contained therein
SCHEDULE IV	:	Form of Statement in lieu of prospectus to be delivered to Registrar by a private company on becoming a public company and reports to be set out therein
SCHEDULE IX	:	Form of Proxy
SCHEDULE V	:	Contents and Form of Annual Return of a Company having a share capital
SCHEDULE VI	:	Form of Balance-sheet The balance sheet of a company shall be either in horizontal form or vertical form
SCHEDULE VII & VIII	:	Relating to managing agents, secretaries and treasurers are not reproduced here as they have become redundant after the abolition of the system by Act 17 of 1969 w.e.f. 3-4-1970
SCHEDULE X	:	Table of fees to be paid to the Registrar
SCHEDULE XI	:	Form in which sections 539 to 544 of Act are to apply to cases where an application is made under section 397 or 398
SCHEDULE XII	:	Enactments repealed
SCHEDULE XIII	:	Conditions to be fulfilled for the appointment of a managing or whole-time director or a manager without the approval of the Central Government
SCHEDULE XIV	:	Rates of depreciation
Schedule XV	:	See section 108B(2)(b)