Companies Act, 2013

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 3A	:	Members severally liable in certain cases.
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 10A	:	Commencement of business, etc.
Section 11	:	Omitted
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 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
Part: I
Public offer
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 dematerialised 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
Part: II
Private placement
Section 42	:	Issue of shares on private placement basis.
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 securities
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 61	:	Power of limited company 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 for 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 on 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
Section 76A	:	Punishment for contravention of section 73 or section 76
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 ADMINISTRATION
Section 88	:	Register of members, etc.
Section 89	:	Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any share
Section 90	:	Register of significant beneficial owners in a company
Section 91	:	Power to close register of members or debenture-holders or other security holders
Section 92	:	Annual return
Section 93	:	Omitted
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 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, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares
Section 127	:	Punishment for failure to distribute dividends
Chapter: IX
ACCOUNTS OF COMPANIES
Section 128	:	Books of account, etc., to be kept by company
Section 129	:	Financial statement
Section 129A	:	Periodical financial results
Section 130	:	Re-opening of accounts on court's or Tribunal's orders
Section 131	:	Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board's report
Section 132	:	Constitution 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 member to copies 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 of 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 director 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	:	Penalty for default of certain provisions
Section 160	:	Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship
Section 161	:	Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director
Section 162	:	Appointment of directors to be voted individually
Section 163	:	Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors
Section 164	:	Disqualifications for appointment of director
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	:	Penalty
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 in 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 defence fund, etc.
Section 184	:	Disclosure of interest by director
Section 185	:	Loans 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	:	Omitted
Section 195	:	Omitted
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 company
Section 211	:	Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Section 212	:	Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Section 213	:	Investigation into company's 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 upon 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 to 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 NAMES 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	:	Omitted
Section 254	:	Omitted
Section 255	:	Omitted
Section 256	:	Omitted
Section 257	:	Omitted
Section 258	:	Omitted
Section 259	:	Omitted
Section 260	:	Omitted
Section 261	:	Omitted
Section 262	:	Omitted
Section 263	:	Omitted
Section 264	:	Omitted
Section 265	:	Omitted
Section 266	:	Omitted
Section 267	:	Omitted
Section 268	:	Omitted
Section 269	:	Omitted
Chapter: XX
WINDING UP
Section 270	:	Winding up by Tribunal
Part: I
Winding up by the Tribunal
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	:	Directions 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	:	Omitted
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 property 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
Part: II
Voluntary winding up
Section 304	:	Omitted
Section 305	:	Omitted
Section 306	:	Omitted
Section 307	:	Omitted
Section 308	:	Omitted
Section 309	:	Omitted
Section 310	:	Omitted
Section 311	:	Omitted
Section 312	:	Omitted
Section 313	:	Omitted
Section 314	:	Omitted
Section 315	:	Omitted
Section 316	:	Omitted
Section 317	:	Omitted
Section 318	:	Omitted
Section 319	:	Omitted
Section 320	:	Omitted
Section 321	:	Omitted
Section 322	:	Omitted
Section 323	:	Omitted
Part: III
Provisions applicable to every mode of winding up
Section 324	:	Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof
Section 325	:	Omitted
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	:	Transfer etc. after commencement of winding up to be 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
Part: IV
Official liquidators
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
Chapter: XXI
Part: I
Companies authorised to register under this Act
Section 366	:	Companies capable of being registered
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 registering under this Part
Part: II
Winding up of unregistered companies
Section 375	:	Winding up of unregistered companies
Section 376	:	Power to wind up 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: XXIA
PRODUCER COMPANIES
Part: I
PRELIMINARY
Section 378A	:	Definitions
Part: II
INCORPORATION OF PRODUCER COMPANIES AND OTHER MATTERS
Section 378B	:	Objects of Producer Company
Section 378C	:	Formation of Producer Company and its registration
Section 378D	:	Membership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company
Section 378E	:	Benefits to Members
Section 378F	:	Memorandum of Producer Company
Section 378G	:	Articles of association
Section 378H	:	Amendment of memorandum
Section 378I	:	Amendment of articles
Section 378J	:	Option to inter-State co-operative societies to become Producer Companies
Section 378K	:	Effect of incorporation of Producer Company
Section 378L	:	Vesting of undertaking in Producer Company
Section 378M	:	Concession, etc., to be deemed to have been granted to Producer Company
Section 378N	:	Provisions in respect of officers and other employees of inter-State co-operative society
Part: III
MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCER COMPANY
Section 378O	:	Number of directors
Section 378P	:	Appointment of directors
Section 378Q	:	Vacation of office by directors
Section 378R	:	Powers and functions of Board
Section 378S	:	Matters to be transacted at general meeting
Section 378T	:	Liability of directors
Section 378U	:	Committee of directors
Section 378V	:	Meetings of Board and quorum
Section 378W	:	Chief Executive and his functions
Section 378X	:	Secretary of Producer Company
Section 378Y	:	Quorum
Section 378Z	:	Voting rights
Part: IV
GENERAL MEETINGS
Section 378ZA	:	Annual general meetings
Part: V
SHARE CAPITAL AND MEMBERS RIGHTS
Section 378ZB	:	Share capital
Section 378ZC	:	Special user rights
Section 378ZD	:	Transferability of shares and attendant rights
Part: VI
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Section 378ZE	:	Books of account
Section 378ZF	:	Internal audit
Section 378ZG	:	Duties of auditor under this Chapter
Section 378ZH	:	Donation or subscription by Producer Company
Section 378ZI	:	General and other reserves
Section 378ZJ	:	Issue of bonus shares
Part: VII
LOANS TO MEMBERS AND INVESTMENTS
Section 378ZK	:	Loan, etc., to Members
Section 378ZL	:	Investment in other companies, formation of subsidiaries, etc.
Part: VIII
PENALTIES
Section 378ZM	:	Penalty for contravention
Part: IX
AMALGAMATION, MERGER OR DIVISION
Section 378ZN	:	Amalgamation, merger or division, etc., to form new Producer Companies
Part: X
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
Section 378ZO	:	Disputes
Part: XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 378ZP	:	Strike off name of Producer Company
Section 378ZQ	:	Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws
Section 378ZR	:	Application of provisions relating to private companies
Part: XII
RE-CONVERSION OF PRODUCER COMPANY TO INTER-STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
Section 378ZS	:	Re-conversion of Producer Company to inter-State co-operative society
Section 378ZT	:	Power to modify Act in its application to Producer Companies
Section 378ZU	:	Power to make rules
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.
Section 393A	:	Exemptions under this Chapter
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
Chapter: 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	:	Provision relating to Nidhis and its application, etc.
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 417A	:	Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member.
Section 418	:	Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
Section 418A	:	Benches of Appellate Tribunal
Section 419	:	Benches of Tribunal
Section 420	:	Orders of Tribunal
Section 421	:	Appeal from orders 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 not 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
Section 446A	:	Factors for determining level of punishment
Section 446B	:	Lesser penalties for certain companies
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 454A	:	Penalty for repeated default
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
Schedules
SCH-01	:	SCHEDULE I - See sections 4 and 5
SCH-02	:	SCHEDULE II -See section 123
SCH-03	:	SCHEDULE III -See section 129
SCH-04	:	SCHEDULE IV-See section 149(7)
SCH-05	:	SCHEDULE V -See sections 196 and 197
SCH-06	:	SCHEDULE VI -See sections 55 and 186
SCH-07	:	SCHEDULE VII -See section 135