Ministry of Corporate Affairs placed on its web site a DRAFT notification on 4th September 2015 which proposed certain exemption to government companies producing defence equipments including space research from certain Para of Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013.
On 5th June 2015, Ministry of Corporate Affairs posted here a draft notification to be published in Official Gazette announcing some exemption to Not for profit Companies.
As there is no effective date is announced in the Notification, this notification shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[UPDATE 19th June 2015: MCA uploaded copy of Official Gazette dated 5th June 2015, in which this Notification is published. Meaning that; These exemption came into force from that date]
The Notification is issued in exercise of power conferred by Clauses (a) and (b) of Sub – section (1) and sub – section (2) of 462 of the Companies Act, 2013. A copy of this notification has been laid in draft before both Houses of Parliament as required by sub-section (2) of section 462 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Paragraph 2 of the Notification cast a condition on the Government Companies:
Indian Government as promoters considered as worst while complying corporate law and governance. What procedure government follows while appointing an additional director?
GOVERNMENT COMPANIES (Companies Act, 2013)
As per definition given in the Act “Government company” means any company in which not less than fifty – one per cent of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments, or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments, and includes a company which is a subsidiary company of such a Government company.
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