Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
24.
Amendment of section 67.-
In
section 67 of the principal Act,-
(a)
in sub-section (3), the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided
that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply in a case where the
offer or invitation to subscribe for shares or debentures is made to fifty
persons or more:
Provided
further that nothing contained in the first proviso shall apply to the
non-banking financial companies or public financial institutions specified in
section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).";
(b)
after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-
"(3A)
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the Securities and
Exchange Board of India shall, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India,
by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the guidelines in respect of
offer or invitation made to the public by a public financial institution
specified under section 4A or non-banking financial company referred to in
clause (f) of section 45-I of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of
1934).".