The document outlines 15 important provisions under the Companies Act of 2013 in India. Key points include requirements for companies to include additional details like former names and contact information on stationery, appointing at least one woman director and resident director, directors procuring digital signature certificates, rules around board meetings and senior management positions, expanding powers that must be exercised at physical board meetings, rules for proxies, financial statements, and establishing audit and nomination committees for certain large companies.
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Impotant provisions under Companies Act, 2013
1. Important provisions under Companies Act, 2013
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1. Stationery requirements The Company’s (i) letterhead {business letters}, (ii)
billheads, (iii) letter papers, (iv) notices; and (v) other
official publications to capture these additional
requirements:
1. Company’s former name(s) (since the last two years) to
be reflected in the above listed documents for the next
two years (since April 1, 2014),
2. Corporate Identity Number,
3. Telephone number,
4. Fax number (if any),
5. Email address, and
6. Website addresses (if any).
The documents listed below which are to be prepared with
regard to the meetings of the Directors and the
Shareholders also need to capture the above mentioned
requirements as they are to be issued on the Company’s
letterhead:
1. Board meeting notice,
2. Board meeting extract,
3. Shareholders meeting notice, and
4. Shareholders meeting extract.
The Company’s promissory notes, bills of exchange and
such other documents need to bear its name.
2. Requirement of a
woman director to be
appointed
The following class of companies need to have mandatory
representation of at least one woman on their Board:
1. Every listed company.
2. Every public company having a paid up share capital of
100 crore (approx. US$ 163 million) or more or turnover of
300 crore.(approx.US$ 491 million)
All companies have been provided a compliance period of
1 year to appoint such a woman Director.
3. A resident Director to be
appointed
All companies are required to appoint at least one director
who has been resident in India for a minimum period of
182 days in the previous calendar year (the provision does
not insist that such person should be an Indian citizen).
4. All directors to procure
their respective digital
signature certificate.
Each director is required to procure a digital signature
certificate. In case of a proposed director, the said person
needs to procure a digital signature certificate prior to
applying for his DIN. The DIN application prescribes for the
proposed director to digitally sign his/her application by
using his/her digital signature certificate.
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5. Cessation from the
Board
1. A Director who does not attend any meetings of the
Board in a year (with or without leave of absence) will
automatically lose office.
2. Recognizing that Board positions are held by employees,
for the first time, the New Act provides that an employee
will cease to hold Board position upon separation of
employment with the Company as well as any affiliate
Company such as the holding or subsidiary or any associate
Company.
3. A Director can resign upon giving notice in writing with
reasons to the board.
4. In the event of a Director’s resignation, two separate
filings are to be made with the RoC. A director resigning
from a Company needs to file an e‐form with the ROC
along with detailed reasons for his/her resignation. The
company also has to file an e‐form with the RoC to
intimate the resignation of the Director.
5. Further, the details of the resignation should be
mentioned in the board’s report which is to be placed by
the Board before the ensuing shareholders meeting.
6. Senior management
requirements
The New Act requires prescribed class of companies to
have Key Management Personnel (“KMP”) such as
Managing Director (“MD”) or Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Company Secretary (“CS”). The KMP
will generally be considered as ‘officers in default’ for any
non‐compliances by the Company. The KMP have to be in
the age group of 21 to 70 years.
7. MD provisions The MD’s appointment by the Board should be ratified at
the ensuing shareholders meeting and also by the
authorities if his/her appointment is in variance with the
prescribed thresholds. In case of any fraud in the Company
and if the MD or his/her predecessors have received
excess payments as per its restated accounts, the
Company can recover the same from such persons.
8. Board meeting and
related requirements
1. First board meeting should be held within 30 days of the
incorporation.
2. A Company needs to hold a minimum of four Board
meetings in each year and not more than 120 days should
have expired between two Board meetings. Seven days
clear notice should be given for each Board meeting, which
can be waived for shorter notice by all the directors.
3. Each director needs to attend at least one board
meeting every year.
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9. Powers of the Board As per the Old Act, certain powers of the Board were to be
exercised only at a physical meeting of the Board (as
opposed to passing resolution by circulation/unanimous
written consent). The New Act has expanded such powers
to be exercised only at a physical Board meeting to include
additional matters such as
1. issue of shares,
2. approval of financial statements,
3. diversification of the business of the Company, takeover
of other companies, etc.
4. to approve amalgamation, merger or reconstruction
Additionally, the restriction on the Board to exercise
certain powers without the prior approval of the
shareholders has now been extended even to private
limited companies.
10. Proxy rules One person cannot represent as proxy for more than 50
members.
11. Venue of the EGM The venue of the EGM needs to be a place within India.
12. Financial year The new Act has defined the financial year and has made it
uniform i.e. April to March. The new Act does not permit
extension of financial year. Companies which are
holding/subsidiary of a foreign entity and require
consolidation outside India, would have to apply to the
National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) to allow a
different financial year.
13. Financial statement 1. Consolidated financial statement to be prepared for all
companies that have one or more subsidiaries and laid
before AGM.
2. A separate statement containing salient features of the
financial statements of its subsidiaries to be attached
along with financial statement.
14. Mandatory auditor
rotation
Mandatory auditor rotation requirement is for listed and
prescribed classes of companies. The rules in this regard
are to be prescribed.
15. Audit committee and
Nomination and
remuneration
committee
The new Act has introduced appointment of a audit
committee (which will oversee the appointment of
auditors) and a nomination and remuneration committee
(which will oversee the appointment of Directors). These
committees are required to be constituted by the
following companies:
1. every listed company and a public company having a
paid up capital of Rs.10 crore or more (approx. US$ 16
million).
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2. every listed company and a public company having a
turnover of Rs.100 crore or more (approx. US$ 163
million).
3. every listed company and public company having loans,
borrowings, debentures or denominations and deposits
exceeding Rs. 50 crores (approx.US$ 8 million).
The audit committee