Companies Act, 2013
238.
Registration
of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares.
1. In relation to every
offer of a scheme or contract involving the transfer of shares or any class of
shares in the transferor company to the transferee company under section 235,—
a.
every
circular containing such offer and recommendation to the members of the
transferor company by its directors to accept such offer shall be accompanied
by such information and in such manner as may be prescribed;
b.
every
such offer shall contain a statement by or on behalf of the transferee company,
disclosing the steps it has taken to ensure that necessary cash will be
available; and
c.
every
such circular shall be presented to the Registrar for registration and no such
circular shall be issued until it is so registered:
Provided
that the Registrar may refuse, for reasons to be recorded in writing, to
register any such circular which does not contain the information required to
be given under clause (a ) or which sets out such information in a manner
likely to give a false impression, and communicate such refusal to the parties
within thirty days of the application.
1.
2. An appeal shall lie
to the Tribunal against an order of the Registrar refusing to register any
circular under sub-section (1 ).
3. The director who
issues a circular which has not been presented for registration and registered
under clause (c ) of sub-section (1 ), shall be punishable with
fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may
extend to five lakh rupees.