Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
Section 157 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar. Every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government with such fees as may be prescribed or with such a The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) Every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government with such fees as may be prescribed or with such additional fees as may be prescribed 1*** and every such intimation shall be furnished in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
2[(2) If any company fails to furnish the Director Identification Number under sub-section (1), such company shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees and in case of continuing failure, with a further penalty of one hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees, and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of not less than twenty-five thousand rupees and in case of continuing failure, with a further penalty of one hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees.]
Section 157, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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15 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
- G.S.R No. 38(E) Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors Amendment Rules 2023 dated 20.01.2023Rule 2023
- G.S.R NO. 410 Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2022 dated 01.06.2022Rule 2022
- G.S.R. NO. 662(E) The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2022 dated 29.08.2022Rule 2022
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) 2nd Amendment Rules, 2019Rule 2019
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2019Rule 2019
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2019.Rule 2019
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2019.Rule 2019
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors)Rule 2018
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) 4th Amendment Rules, 2018.Rule 2018
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2018Rule 2018
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors)6th Amendment Rule,2018Rule 2018
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,2017Rule 2017
- The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2015Rule 2015
- Chapter XI - The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.Rule 2014
- The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2014Rule 2014
Another 2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 157
What does Section 157 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 157 of the Companies Act is headed "Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar". Every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government with such fees as may be prescribed or with such a
How do I find court cases under Section 157 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 157, section 157 Companies Act, section 157 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 157a and companies act 2006 section 157. 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 157 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 156 (Director to intimate Director Identification Number), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 15: most recently G.S.R No. 38(E) Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors Amendment Rules 2023 dated 20.01.2023 (2023), then G.S.R NO. 410 Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2022 dated 01.06.2022 (2022), and 13 more.
When did Section 157 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 157 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 157, 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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