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TMI BlogAmendment of section 27.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , fully diluted basis , independent director , Managing Director , Nomination and Remuneration Committee , notification and special resolution , to amend the definition of expression member , and to provide that the words and expressions not defined in the LIC Act or in the Insurance Act, 1938 but defined in the Companies Act, 2013, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Companies Act, 2013. These amendments are consequential to the other amendments proposed to the LIC Act. It is further proposed to substitute section 4 of the LIC Act, to provide for the vesting of the general superintendence and direction of the affairs and business of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as LIC ) in its B ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rease or reduction of share capital by the Central Government, making of reservation on a competitive basis in favour of LIC s life insurance policyholders who may be offered shares at a price lower than that offered to public, eligibility of all LIC shares acquired by the Central Government during three years preceding an initial public offer for computation of minimum promoter s contribution and of all fully paid-up equity shares of LIC held by the Central Government for an offer of sale by way of an initial public offer notwithstanding any ineligibility for such computation or any condition for a minimum holding period under any law for the time being in force, and issuing of other securities by LIC for raising funds to meet its business ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nance in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to substitute section 20 of the LIC Act to provide for entrustment and delegation of powers and duties of the Chairperson and Managing Directors of LIC by its Board, in order to bring the provisions relating to corporate governance in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to amend section 22 of the LIC Act to omit the existing provision under sub-section (2) for constitution of a Board in each zone of LIC and to amend the existing provision for a member of LIC (who corresponds to a director under the proposed amendments) to be a Zonal Manager of LIC, consequential to proposed constitution of Board of LIC under the substituted section 4 and the disqualificat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... C and 25D in the LIC Act, to provide respectively for removal and resignation of auditor, powers and duties of auditor and auditor s report, internal auditor and special auditor, in order to bring the provisions relating to the integrity of LIC s audit, accounting standards and compliance with the law and relevant standards in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to amend section 26 of the LIC Act to provide for substitution of the reference to the Corporation with reference to the Board, consequential to constitution of the Board of LIC under the proposed amended section 4 in place of the constitution of the Corporation under the existing section 4. It is also proposed to amend section 27 of the LIC Act, to omit the pro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... roceedings, which are matters incidental to the proposed creation of the Board and its committees under the proposed new sections 4, 19, 19A, 19B, 19C and 19D. It is also proposed to substitute section 47 in the LIC Act, to provide for protection of action taken by a director other than a whole-time director, which are matters incidental to the provision for independent, elected and other categories of non-whole-time directors under the proposed new section 4. It is also proposed to amend sub-section (2) of section 48 of the LIC Act, to provide for making of rules by the Central Government relating to various matters that are either incidental to or consequent upon the various other amendments proposed in this Part. It is also proposed to a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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