Companies Act, 1956
Sec 270 - Time within which share qualification is to
be obtained and maximum amount thereof.
(1) Without prejudice to the restrictions
imposed by section 266, it shall be the duty of every director who is required
by the articles of the company to hold a specified share qualification and who
is not already qualified in that respect, to obtain his qualification within
two months after his appointment as director.
(2) Any provision in the articles of the
company (whether made before or after the commencement of this Act) shall be
void in so far as it requires a person to hold the qualification shares before
his appointment as a director or to obtain them within a shorter time than two
months after his appointment as such.
(3) The nominal value of the qualification
shares shall not exceed five thousand rupees, or the nominal value of one share
where it exceeds five thousand rupees.
(4) For the purpose of any provision in the
articles requiring a director to hold a specified share qualification, the
bearer of a share warrant shall not be deemed to be the holder of the shares
specified in the warrant.