Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company
Section 122 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company. The provisions of section 98 and sections 100 to 111 (both inclusive) shall not apply to a One Person Company. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) The provisions of section 98 and sections 100 to 111 (both inclusive) shall not apply to a One Person Company.
(2) The ordinary businesses as mentioned under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 102 which a company, other than a One Person Company, is required to transact at its annual general meeting, shall be transacted, in case of One Person Company, as provided in sub-section (3).
(3) For the purposes of section 114, any business which is required to be transacted at an annual general meeting or other general meeting of a company by means of an ordinary or special resolution, it shall be sufficient if, in case of One Person Company, the resolution is communicated by the member to the company and entered in the minutes-book required to be maintained under section 118 and signed and dated by the member and such date shall be deemed to be the date of the meeting for all the purposes under this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, where there is only one director on the Board of Director of a One Person Company, any business which is required to be transacted at the meeting of the Board of Directors of a company, it shall be sufficient if, in case of such One Person Company, the resolution by such director is entered in the minutes-book required to be maintained under section 118 and signed and dated by such director and such date shall be deemed to be the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors for all the purposes under this Act.
Section 122, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
- s. 98 Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc
- s. 100 Calling of extraordinary general meeting
- s. 102 Statement to be annexed to notice
- s. 111 Circulation of members‘ resolution
- s. 114 Ordinary and special resolutions
- s. 118 . Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolutions passed by postal ballot
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 122
What does Section 122 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 122 of the Companies Act is headed "Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company". The provisions of section 98 and sections 100 to 111 (both inclusive) shall not apply to a One Person Company.
How do I find court cases under Section 122 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 122, section 122 Companies Act, section 122 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 1993 section 122. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 122 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 98 (Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc), section 100 (Calling of extraordinary general meeting), section 102 (Statement to be annexed to notice), section 111 (Circulation of members‘ resolution), and on 2 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently G.S.R. 91(E)-Companies (Incorporation) 2nd Amendment Rules 2021 (2021), then Chapter II - The Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 (2014).
When did Section 122 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 122 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 122, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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