Companies Act, 2013
Chapter
XXV
Companies
to Furnish Information or Statistics
405.
Power
of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics.
1. The Central
Government may, by order, require companies generally, or any class of
companies, or any company, to furnish such information or statistics with
regard to their or its constitution or working, and within such time, as may be
specified in the order.
2. Every order under
sub-section (1 ) shall be published in the Official Gazette and may be
addressed to companies generally or to any class of companies, in such manner,
as the Central Government may think fit and the date of such publication shall
be deemed to be the date on which requirement for information or statistics is
made on such companies or class of companies, as the case may be.
3. For the purpose of
satisfying itself that any information or statistics furnished by a company or
companies in pursuance of any order under sub-section (1 ) is correct and
complete, the Central Government may by order require such company or companies
to produce such records or documents in its possession or allow inspection
thereof by such officer or furnish such further information as that Government
may consider necessary.
4. If any company fails
to comply with an order made under sub-section (1 ) or subsection (3 ),
or knowingly furnishes any information or statistics which is incorrect or
incomplete in any material respect, the company shall be punishable with fine
which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and every officer of the
company who is in default, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not be less than
twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to three lakh rupees, or with
both.
5. Where a foreign
company carries on business in India, all references to a company in this
section shall be deemed to include references to the foreign company in
relation, and only in relation, to such business.