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The Companies Act, 2013

Chapter-I Preliminary

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Section-1 Short title, extent, commencement and application
Section-2 Definitions

Chapter-II Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto

Section-3 Formation of company
Section-3A Members severally liable in certain cases
Section-4 Memorandum
Section-5 Articles
Section-6 Act to override memorandum, articles, etc.
Section-7 Incorporation of company
Section-8 Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc.
Section-9 Effect of registration
Section-10 Effect of memorandum and articles
Section-10A Commencement of business, etc.
Section-11 Commencement of business, etc
Section-12 Registered office of company
Section-13 Alteration of memorandum
Section-14 Alteration of articles
Section-15 Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy
Section-16 Rectification of name of company
Section-17 Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members
Section-18 Conversion of companies already registered
Section-19 Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company
Section-20 Service of documents
Section-21 Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts
Section-22 Execution of bills of exchange, etc.

Chapter-III Prospectus and allotment of Securities

Part I- Public Offer

Section-23 Public offer and private placement
Section-24 Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc
Section-25 Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus
Section-26 Matters to be stated in prospectus
Section-27 Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus
Section-28 Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company
Section-29 Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form
Section-30 Advertisement of prospectus
Section-31 Shelf prospectus
Section-32 Red herring prospectus
Section-33 Issue of application forms for securities
Section-34 Criminal liability for mis-statements in prospectus
Section-35 Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus
Section-36 Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money
Section-37 Action by affected persons
Section-38 Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc., of securities
Section-39 Allotment of securities by company
Section-40 Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges
Section-41 Global depository receipt

Chapter-III Prospectus and allotment of Securities

Part II- Private Placement

Section-42 Issue of shares on private placement basis

Chapter-IV Share Capital and Debentures

Section-43 Kinds of share capital
Section-44 Nature of shares or debentures
Section-45 Numbering of shares
Section-46 Certificate of shares
Section-47 Voting rights
Section-48 Variation of shareholders’ rights
Section-49 Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis
Section-50 Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up
Section-51 Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-up
Section-52 Application of premiums received on issue of shares
Section-53 Prohibition on issue of shares at discount
Section-54 Issue of sweat equity shares
Section-55 Issue and redemption of preference shares
Section-56 Transfer and transmission of securities
Section-57 Punishment for personation of shareholder
Section-58 Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal
Section-59 Rectification of register of members
Section-60 Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital
Section-61 Power of limited company to alter its share capital
Section-62 Further issue of share capital
Section-63 Issue of bonus shares
Section-64 Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital
Section-65 Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company
Section-66 Reduction of share capital
Section-67 Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares
Section-68 Power of company to purchase its own securities
Section-69 Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account
Section-70 Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances
Section-71 Debentures
Section-72 Power to nominate
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