Companies Act, 2013
Chapter
XXVI
Nidhis
406.
Power
to modify Act in its application to Nidhis .
1. In this section, “Nidhi”
means a company which has been incorporated as a Nidhi with the
object of cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members,
receiving deposits from, and lending to, its members only, for their mutual
benefit, and which complies with such rules as are prescribed by the Central
Government for regulation of such class of companies.
2. Save as otherwise
expressly provided, the Central Government may, by notification, direct that
any of the provisions of this Act shall not apply, or shall apply with such
exceptions, modifications and adaptations as may be specified in that
notification, to any Nidhi or Nidhis of any class or description
as may be specified in that notification.
3. A copy of every
notification proposed to be issued under sub-section (2 ), shall be laid
in draft before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total
period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more
successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree
in disapproving the issue of the notification or both Houses agree in making
any modification in the notification, the notification shall not be issued or,
as the case may be, shall be issued only in such modified form as may be agreed
upon by both the Houses.