Director to intimate Director Identification Number
Section 156 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with director to intimate Director Identification Number. Every existing director shall, within one month of the receipt of Director Identification Number from the Central Government, intimate his Director Identification Number to the company or all companies wherein he is a director. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
Every existing director shall, within one month of the receipt of Director Identification Number from the Central Government, intimate his Director Identification Number to the company or all companies wherein he is a director.
Section 156, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 156
What does Section 156 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 156 of the Companies Act is headed "Director to intimate Director Identification Number". Every existing director shall, within one month of the receipt of Director Identification Number from the Central Government, intimate his Director Identification Number to the company or all companies wherein he is a director.
How do I find court cases under Section 156 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 156, section 156 Companies Act, section 156 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 2006 section 156a and singapore companies act section 156. 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 156 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2014 (2014).
When did Section 156 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 156 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 156, 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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