Application of Act to foreign companies
Section 379 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with application of Act to foreign companies. Sections 380 to 386 (both inclusive) and sections 392 and 393 shall apply to all foreign companies: 2* * * * * [(2)] Where not less than fifty per cent. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
1[(1) Sections 380 to 386 (both inclusive) and sections 392 and 393 shall apply to all foreign companies:
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3[(2)] Where not less than fifty per cent. of the paid-up share capital, whether equity or preference or partly equity and partly preference, of a foreign company is held by one or more citizens of India or by one or more companies or bodies corporate incorporated in India, or by one or more citizens of India and one or more companies or bodies corporate incorporated in India, whether singly or in the aggregate, such company shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter and such other provisions of this Act as may be prescribed with regard to the business carried on by it in India as if it were a company incorporated in India.
Section 379, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 379
What does Section 379 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 379 of the Companies Act is headed "Application of Act to foreign companies". Sections 380 to 386 (both inclusive) and sections 392 and 393 shall apply to all foreign companies: 2* * * * * [(2)] Where not less than fifty per cent.
How do I find court cases under Section 379 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 379, section 379 Companies Act, section 379 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type company ordinance 379(2) and 379 companies act. 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 379 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 380 (Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies), section 386 (Interpretation), section 392 (Punishment for contravention), section 393 (Company‘s failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity or contracts, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently 1. G.S.R No. 36(E) Companies Registration of Foreign Companies Amendment Rules 2023 dated 20.01.2023 (2023).
When did Section 379 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 379 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 379, 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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- 217. Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors1390 words
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