Tag Archives: Deposit

Circular: Deposits under earlier Act


“Ease of doing business” certainly is a joke invoked once again by the Government on eve of closing of financial year 2014 – 15. Even a fast track professional cannot study implication and advice companies about. This became bigger prank when it is meant to give relief to private companies with lesser resources. As one senior company secretary comments, “This clarification is being given on 30th March, 2015 when many companies have either repaid or have filed petitions with the CLB for extension of time to repay the deposits”. Another professional summarise it as “too little, too late”.

Before reading this well intended circulars, circumstance show this now may help intentional defaulters as law abiding corporate already following some process with almost no scope of reversibility.

Now we may read the general circular 05/2015 issued on 30th March 2015 (afternoon, almost before 36 hours of calendar deadline and just before 12 hours of working deadline).

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REGISTER AND RETURN UNDER DEPOSIT RULES


In this post we will discuss, Registers required to be maintained and Returns required to be filed under the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules 2014.

REGISTERS OF DEPOSITS [Rules 14]:

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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION RELATED TO DEPOSITS


In our last post here, we discussed protection of deposits.

DUTIES OF TRUSTEES [Rule 8]:

It shall be the duty of every trustee for depositors to-

(a) ensure that the assets of the company on which charge is created together with the amount of deposit insurance are sufficient to cover the repayment of the principal amount of secured deposits outstanding and interest accrued thereon;

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PROTECTION OF DEPOSITORS


In last two posts here and here, we discussed terms and conditions of a deposit and circular and advertisement issued by a company for acceptance of deposit. Now, we will discuss measures for protection of depositors under the Companies Rules, 2014. Before discussing these rules, I recommend you to refer my earlier post here for general provision related to deposit under the Companies Act, 2013.

MANNER AND EXTENT OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE:

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ADVERTISEMENTS AND CIRCULARS FOR DEPOSIT


In last post here, we discussed terms and conditions for deposit accepted by a company. General provisions under the companies Act 2013 was earlier discussed here. In this post, we will discuss advertisement or circular issued by a company for acceptance of deposit.

Circular and Advertisement:

Every company referred to in sub-section (2) of section 73 intending to invite deposit from its members shall issue a circular to all its members by registered post with acknowledgement due or speed post or by electronic mode in Form DPT-1. The circular may, additionally, be published in English language in an English newspaper and in vernacular language in a vernacular newspaper having wide circulation in the State in which the registered office of the company is situated.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR DEPOSITS


In last post here, we discussed definition and all exclusions and inclusions of definition of deposit in detail. In earlier post here, we have discussed general provisions on deposits as listed out in the Companies Act, 2013. Without repeating all that discussion, in this post we will take forward our discussion Terms and conditions of acceptance of deposit under Rule 3 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

A company referred to in Section 73(2) may accept deposit from its members while an eligible company may accept deposit for members and Public.

Duration of a Deposit:

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DEPOSITS UNDER DEPOSIT RULES


Clause (31) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 define Deposits inclusively as any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form by a company, but does not include such categories of amount as may be prescribed in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India.

Clause (c) of Rule 2 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 further elaborates definition of deposit. The “deposit” includes any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form, by a company, but does not include

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DEPOSITS (Companies Act 2013)


After the commencement of present Act of 2013, or more correctly, on issue of Notification by Government of India making Section 73 effective; no company shall invite, accept or renew deposits from the public except in a manner provided under Chapter V of the Act. The chapter V has total four Sections i.e. Section 73 to 76 (both inclusive).

This prohibition does not apply to a banking company, a non – banking financial company as well as any other class of company as specified by the Central government. The Central government may specify any company after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India.

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