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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 2013, Section 17

Copies of Memorandum, Articles, Etc., to Be Given to Members

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Companies Act, 2013, Section 17 is part of Companies Act, 2013, - Copies of Memorandum, Articles, Etc., to Be Given to Members. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) A company shall, on being so requested by a member, send to him within seven days of the request and subject to the payment of such fees as may be prescribed, a copy of each of the following documents, namely:--

(a) the memorandum;

(b) the articles; and

(c) every agreement and every resolution referred to in sub-section (1) of section 117, if and in so far as they have not been embodied in the memorandum or articles.

(2) If a company makes any default in complying with the provisions of this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable for each default, to a penalty of one thousand rupees for each day during which such default continues or one lakh rupees, whichever is less.

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What does Companies Act, 2013, Section 17 provide?

Section Section 17 of the Companies Act, 2013, (Copies of Memorandum, Articles, Etc., to Be Given to Members) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 2013,. 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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