Companies Act, 2013
Chapter
I
Preliminary
1.
Short
title, extent, commencement and application.
1. This Act may be
called the Companies Act, 2013.
2. It extends to the
whole of India.
3. This section shall
come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into
force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different
provisions of this Act and any reference in any provision to the commencement
of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that
provision.
4. The provisions of
this Act shall apply to—
a.
companies
incorporated under this Act or under any previous company law;
b.
insurance
companies, except in so far as the said provisions are inconsistent with the
provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938 or the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority Act, 1999;
c.
banking
companies, except in so far as the said provisions are inconsistent with the
provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949;
d.
companies
engaged in the generation or supply of electricity, except in so far as the
said provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of the Electricity Act,
2003;
e.
any
other company governed by any special Act for the time being in force, except
in so far as the said provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of such
special Act; and
f.
such
body corporate, incorporated by any Act for the time being in force, as the
Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, subject to
such exceptions, modifications or adaptation, as may be specified in the
notification.