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Companies Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....the same activity as that carried on by the head office of the company; or (c) any establishment engaged in any production, processing or manufacture, but does not include any establishment specified in any order made by the Central Government under (section 8);] (10) "company" means a company as defined in (section 3); [(10A) "Company Law Board" means the Board of Company Law Administration constituted under (section 10E);] [(11) "the Court" means,- (a) with respect to any matter relating to a company (other than any offence against this Act), the Court having jurisdiction under this Act with respect to that matter relating to that company, as provided in (section 10) ; (b) with respect to any offence against this Act, the Court of a Magistrate of the First Class or, as the case may be, a Presidency Magistrate, having jurisdiction to try such offence ;] (12) "debenture" includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company, whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or not; [(12A) "depository" has the same meaning as in the (Depositories Act, 1996) (22 of 1996); (12B) "derivative" has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of (S.2.....

Delhi Administration Act, 1966 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1966

.....between the Administration and the Government of India or the Government of a State, no question shall be asked except as to matters of fact and the answer shall be confined to a statement of fact. Rule44 Chairman to decide admissibility of question (1) The Chairman shall decide whether a question or part thereof is or is not admissible under these rules or any rules made under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 24 and may disallow any question or a part thereof when in his opinion it is an abuse of the righi of questioning or calculated to obstruct or prejudicially affect the procedure of the Council or is in contravention of the said rules. (2) Subject to the provisions of rule 39, the Chairman may direct that a question be placed on the list of questions for answer, on a date later than that specified by a member in his notice, if he is of the opinion that a longer period is necessary to decide whether the question is or is not admissible. Rule45 Chairman to decide if a question is to be treated as starred or unstarred If in the opinion of the Chairman any question put down for oral answer is of such a nature that a written reply would be.....

Companies Act, 1956 Part 2

Title: Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....class of them. (7) The Central Government may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the proceedings in order that an arrangement may be made to the satisfaction of the Central Government for the purchase of the interests of dissentient members; and may give such directions and make such orders as it thinks fit for facilitating, or carrying into effect, any such arrangement: Provided that no part of the capital of the company may be expended for any such purchase.] _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 7, for section 17 (see Annexe). Section 17A - Change of registered office within a State 1[17A. Change of registered office within a State- (1) No company shall change the place of its registered office from one place to another within a State unless such change is confirmed by the Regional Director. (2) The company shall make an application in me prescribed form to the Regional Director for confirmation under sub-section (1). (3) The confirmation referred to in sub-section (1), shall be communicated to the company within four weeks from the date of receipt of application for such change. Explanation. -For the purpose of this section, it is.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 17

Title: Special Resolution and Confirmation by Central Government Required for Alteration of Memorandum

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....may make such order as to costs as it thinks proper. (6) The Central Government shall, in exercising its powers under this section, have regard to the rights and interests of the members of the company and of every class of them, as well as to the rights and interests of the creditors of the company and of every class of them. (7) The Central Government may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the proceedings in order that an arrangement may be made to the satisfaction of the Central Government for the purchase of the interests of dissentient members; and may give such directions and make such orders as it thinks fit for facilitating, or carrying into effect, any such arrangement: Provided that no part of the capital of the company may be expended for any such purchase.] _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 7, for section 17 (see Annexe).

Companies Act, 1956 Part 4

Title: Share Capital and Debentures

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....application in writing made to the company by the transferee and bearing the stamp required for an instrument of transfer, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Board of directors that the instrument of transfer signed by or on behalf of the transferor and by or on behalf of the transferee has been lost, the company may register the transfer on such terms as to indemnity as the Board may think fit: Provided further that nothing to this section shall prejudice any power of the company to register as shareholder or debenture-holder any person to whom the right to any shares in, or debentures of, the company has been transmitted by operation of law. 1[(1A) Every instrument of transfer of shares shall be in such form as may be prescribed, and - (a) every such form shall, before it is signed by or on behalf of the transferor and before any entry is made therein, be presented to the prescribed authority, being a person already in the service of the Government, who shall stamp or otherwise endorse thereon the date on which it is so presented, and (b) every instrument of transfer in the prescribed form with the date of such presentation stamped or otherwise endorsed thereon.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 107

Title: Rights of Dissentient Shareholders

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....disallow the variation; and shall, if not so satisfied, confirm the variation. (4) The decision of the Court any such application shall be final. (5) The company shall, within2[thirty] days after the service on the company of any order made on any such application, forward a copy of the order to the Registrar; and if default is made in complying with this provision, the company, and every officer of the company who is in default, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to3[five hundred rupees]. ________________________ 1.Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 14, for "Court". 2.Substituted by Act 31 of 1965, Section 62 and Schedule, for "fifteen" (w.e.f. 15-10-1965). 3. Substituted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 43, for "fifty rupees" (w.e.f. 13-12-2000).

Companies Act, 1956 Annexe 1

Title: Annexe

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....either his consent tothe alteration has been obtained or his debt or claim has been discharged or hasdetermined, or has been secured to the satisfaction of the Company Law Board: Providedthat the Company Law Board in the case of any person or class of persons, forspecial reasons, dispense with the notice required by clause (a), (4)The Company Law Board shall cause notice of the petition for confirmation of thealteration to be served on the Registrar who shall also be given a reasonableopportunity to appear before the Company Law Board and state his objections andsuggestions, if any, with respect to the confirmation of the alteration. (5)The Company Law Board may make an order confirming of the alteration on suchterms and conditions, if any, as it thinks fit and may make such order as tocosts as it thinks proper. (6)The Company Law Board shall, in exercising its powers under this section, haveregard to the rights and interests of the members of the company and of everyclass of them, as well as to the rights and interests of the creditors of thecompany and of every class of them. (7)The Company Law Board may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the proceedings in orderthat an.....

Companies Act, 1956 Amending Act 4

Title: Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....one or more industrial undertakings; (19AB) "industrial undertaking" means any undertaking, pertaining to any industry carried on in one or more factories or units by any company, as defined in clause (aa) of section 3 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951) but does not include a small-scale industrial undertaking as defined in clause (j) of that section;'; (c) after clause (29), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-- '(29A) "net worth" means the sum total of the paid-up capital and free reserves after deducting the provisions or expenses as may be prescribed. Explanation.--for the purposes of this clause, "free reserves" means all reserves created out of the profits and share premium account but does not include reserves created out of revaluation of assets, write back of depreciation provisions and amalgamation;'; (d) after clause (31A), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-- '(31AA) "operating agency" means any group of experts consisting of persons having special knowledge of business or industry in which the sick industrial company is engaged and includes public financial institution, State level institution,.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Schedule IX

Title: Ninth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1935

..... (3) In every such case any two members of the dissentient majority may require that the adoptions, suspension or rejection of the measure, and the fact of their dissent, be reported to the Secretary of State, and the report shall be accompanied by copies of any minutes which the members of the Council have recorded on the subject. (4) Nothing in this section shall empower the Governor-General to do anything which he could not lawfully have done with the concurrence of his Council. 42. Provisions for absence of Governor-General from meetings of Council.--If the Governor-Genenal is obliged to absent himself from any meeting of the Council, by indisposition or any other cause, the vice-president, or, if he is absent, the senior member (other than the Commander-in-Chief) present at the meeting, shall preside thereat, with the like powers as the Governor-General would have had if present: Provided that, if the Governor-General is at the time resident at the place where the meeting is assembled, and is not prevented by indisposition from signing any act of Council made at the meeting, the act shall require his signature; but if he declines or refuses to sign it, the like.....

Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Part IV

Title: The Governor-general in Council

State: Central

Year: 1915

..... (3) In every such case any two members of the dissentient majority may require that the adoption, suspension or rejection of the measure, and the" fact of their dissent, be reported to the Secretary of State, and the report shall be accompanied by copies of any minutes which the members of the council have recorded on the subject. (4) Nothing in this section shall empower the Governor-General to do anything which he could not lawfully have done with the concurrence of his council. Section 42 - Provision far absence of Governor-General from meetings of Council If the Governor-General is obliged to absent himself from any meeting of the council, by indisposition or any other cause,1[ ***** ] the vice-president, or, if he is absent, the senior2[member (other than the Commander-in-Chief) ] present at the meeting, shall preside thereat, with the like powers as the Governor-General would have had if present. Provided that if the Governor-General is at the time resident at the place where the meeting is assembled, and is not prevented by indisposition from signing any Act of council made at the meeting, the Act shall require his signature; but, if he declines or refuses to.....