Section 378Q - Vacation of office by directors - Companies Act, 2013

1 [Vacation of office by directors. 378Q. (1) The office of the director of a Producer Company shall become vacant if,- (a) he is convicted by a court of any offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months; (b) the Producer Company, in which he is a director, has made a default in repayment of any advances or loans taken from any company or institution or any other person and such default continues for ninety days; (c) he has made a default in repayment of any advances or loans taken from the Producer Company in which he is a director; (d) the Producer Company, in which he is a director- (i) has not filed the annual accounts and annual return for any continuous three financial years; or (ii) has failed to, repay its deposit or withheld price or patronage bonus or interest thereon on due date, or pay dividend and such failure continues for one year or more; (e) default is made in holding election for the office of director, in the Producer Company in which he is a director, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and articles; (f) the annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting of the Producer Company, in which he is a director, is not called in accordance with the provisions of this Act except due to natural calamity or such other reason. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall, as far as may be, apply to the director of a Producer Institution which is a member of a Producer Company. ] ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 dated 28-09-2020