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COMPANIES ACT 1956 VS COMPANIES ACT 2013 Whats new, whats old & Whats hot, whats not Contents THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013............................................................................................................ 3 An overview of Companies Act 2013 ............................................................................................ 3 Comparative study on some of the provisions of Companies Act 1956 and Companies Act 2013 .................................................................................................................................................... 4 I. Significant changes in Definitions and new inclusions ..................................... 4 II. Incorporation ............................................................................................................... 8 III. Directors ...................................................................................................................... 10 IV. Share capital ............................................................................................................... 12 V. Acceptance of deposits by Companies .................................................................. 14 VI. Investments ................................................................................................................ 14 VII. Books of Accounts and Financial Year .................................................................. 15 VIII. Reports ........................................................................................................................ 16 IX. Prospectus, Raising of funds & Allotment .......................................................... 16 X. Utilising Securities Premium Account ................................................................. 17 XI. Annual returns and related issues ......................................................................... 17 XII. Notices, Meetings, Quorums, Voting, Resolutions, Minutes ........................... 19 XIII. Internal Audit ............................................................................................................ 21 XIV. Cost Audit ................................................................................................................... 21 XV. Statutory compliance ................................................................................................ 21 XVI. Transfer to reserves ................................................................................................... 21 XVII. Dividends ................................................................................................................... 22 XVIII. Auditors ...................................................................................................................... 22 XIX. Nomination & Remuneration committee ............................................................. 25 XX. Prohibitions & Restrictions ..................................................................................... 25 XXI. Company Secretary ................................................................................................... 25 XXII. Investigations............................................................................................................. 25 XXIII. Corporate Restructuring .......................................................................................... 26 XXIV. Class action Suits ...................................................................................................... 27 XXV. Valuations................................................................................................................... 27 XXVI. Winding up ................................................................................................................ 27 XXVII. Other legal provisions .............................................................................................. 28 XXVIII. National Financial reporting Authority ................................................................ 28 XXIX. Schedules – Companies Act 2013 ........................................................................... 30 THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 th (Passed in both houses of Parliament on 8 August 2013) We all know that the 57 year old Companies act, 1956 has now got replaced with the new Companies Act, 2013. This write up has been made with an effort to compare some of the major clause / issues in the new Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies Act 1956. History of Companies Bill 2012 •Enacted as Companies Act 2013, with President assent on 29th August 2013 2013 •Bill passed in Rajya Sabha on 8th August 2013 2012 •Companies Bill passed in Lok Sabha on 18th December 2012 2011 •Introduced in Lok Sabha on 14 th December 2011 •Bill referred to standing committee for review , report tabled in Lok Sabha on 31st August 2010 2010 2009 •2008 Bill modified and re introduced on 3rd August 2009 •Companies bill 2008 introduced in Lok sabha on 23rd October 2008 for the first time, to 2008 replace 52 year old Companies Act , 1956 •But it lapsed due to dissolution of parliament. An overview of Companies Act 2013 470 CLAUSES VII SCHEDULES 29 CHAPTERS COMPANIES ACT 2013 Comparative study on some of the provisions of Companies Act 1956 and Companies Act 2013 Caption Companies Act 1956 Companies Act ,2013 New Clauses I. Significant changes in Definitions and new inclusions A) Associate company In relation to another company, means a 2(6) company in which that other company has a significant influence, but which is not a subsidiary company of the company having such influence and includes a joint venture company. Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, “significant influence” means control of at least twenty per cent of total share capital, or of business decisions under an agreement B) Control For the purposes of this Act, “control”, shall include the right to 2 (27) a company shall, subject to appoint majority of the directors or to the provisions of sub- section control the management or policy (3), be deemed to be a decisions exercisable by a person or subsidiary of another if, but persons acting individually or in only if, concert, directly or indirectly, including by virtue of their shareholding or a) that other controls management rights or shareholders the composition of agreements or voting agreements or in its Board of directors; any other manner or b) that other- i) where the first- mentioned company is an existing company in respect of which the holders of preference shares issued before the commencement of this Act have the same voting rights in all respects as the holders of equity shares, exercises or controls more than half of the total voting power of such company; ii) where the first- mentioned company is any other company, holds more than half in nominal value of its equity share capital; or] c) The first- mentioned company is a subsidiary of any company which is that other's subsidiary. C) Director includes any person Means a director appointed to the Board 2(34)
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