Companies Act, 2013
33.
Issue
of application forms for securities.
1. No form of
application for the purchase of any of the securities of a company shall be
issued unless such form is accompanied by an abridged prospectus:
Provided
that nothing in this sub-section shall apply if it is shown that the form of
application was issued—
a.
in
connection with a bona fide invitation to a person to enter into an
underwriting agreement with respect to such securities; or
b.
in
relation to securities which were not offered to the public.
1.
2. A copy of the
prospectus shall, on a request being made by any person before the closing of
the subscription list and the offer, be furnished to him.
3. If a company makes
any default in complying with the provisions of this section, it shall be
liable to a penalty of fifty thousand rupees for each default.