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Accounting Standards Auditing Standards Associate Company Associate Company Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Control Deposit Employees Stock Option Global Depository Receipts Independent Director Interested Director Key Managerial Personnel One Person Company Promoter Related Party Small Company Turnover Voting Right
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Concept of One Person Company (OPC limited) introduced. Concept of Small companies, subject to lesser stringent regulatory framework has been introduced. In case of Change of name, Company will have to affix along with its name, the former name or names so changed during the last two years. A company shall appoint an individual or a firm as auditor at annual general meeting who shall hold office till the conclusion of sixth annual general meeting & thereafter till the conclusion of every sixth Annual General Meeting. Concept of Dormant Companies introduced, formed for a future project or to hold an asset or intellectual property. A Private Company can have a maximum of 200 members. . Prohibition on appointment of an individual as auditor for more than one term of five consecutive years and an audit firm as auditor for more than two terms of five consecutive years on all listed & other prescribed Companies.
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Fraudulent inducement to invest money is punishable with imprisonment for a term extending 10 years and with fine extending to three times the amount involved. A suit may be filed by a person who is affected by any misleading statement in prospectus. Exit option must for minority shareholders in case the Company gets new promoters. Shareholders approval must for Inter-corporate loans. Secretarial Audit is mandatory for all Listed & other prescribed Companies. Concept of Class Action Suit is introduced. Prohibition of insider trading and on forward dealing in securities of the Company is included. Public Deposits can be accepted by only banking Companies, NBFCs and other allowed firms.
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Every company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more during any financial year shall constitute the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board. The composition of the committee shall be included in the Boards Report. Setting aside 2% of average net profit in previous 3 years for CSR activities.
Powers of arrest and cognizance to SFIO [Serious Fraud Investigation Office] in case of certain offences. Composition and constitution of the National Company Law Tribunal [NCLT] and Special Courts for summary trials. Central Government is empowered to make rules, etc. through delegated legislation.
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Miscellaneous Provisions
Financial year, in relation to any company or body corporate, means the period ending on the 31st day of March every year. In case of Private Placement, Companies will have to allot securities within 60 days of receipt of money. Also, Qualified Institutional buyers will not be counted while calculating number of persons to whom the securities are offered. Companies need to file return of allotment for all kind of securities. Global Depository Receipts can be issued by the Company by passing a special resolution and complying with other prescribed provisions. One auditor can audit maximum 20 Companies. Independent directors can hold office for a maximum of two consecutive terms of three years. Investment Companies cannot have more than two layers of subsidiaries.
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Disclaimer: This document has been prepared on the basis of Companies Bill, 2011 as passed in the Lok Sabha on 18th December, 2012. SPN Legal does not own the responsibility of any error or omission. The users and readers are advised to seek specific opinion before acting upon this document.
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