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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 1956 Section 8

Power of Central Government to Declare an Establishment Not to Be a Branchoffice

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 8 is part of Companies Act, 1956 - Power of Central Government to Declare an Establishment Not to Be a Branchoffice. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Central Government may, by order, declare that in the case of any company,1[***] any establishment carrying on either the same or substantially the same activity as that carried on by the head office of the company, or2[any establishment engaged in any production, processing or manufacture], shall not be treated as a branch office of the company for all or any of the purposes of this Act.

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1.The words "not being a banking or an insurance company" omitted by Act 65 of 1960, Section 5 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960 ).

2.Substituted by Act 65 of 1960, Section 5, for "any production or manufacture" (w.e.f. 28-12-1960 ).

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What does Companies Act, 1956 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Power of Central Government to Declare an Establishment Not to Be a Branchoffice) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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