Punishment in case of repeated default
Section 451 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with punishment in case of repeated default. If a company or an officer of a company commits an offence punishable either with fine or with imprisonment and where the same offence is committed for the second or subsequent occasions within a period of three years, then, that company and every officer thereof who is in default shall be punishabl The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
If a company or an officer of a company commits an offence punishable either with fine or with imprisonment and where the same offence is committed for the second or subsequent occasions within a period of three years, then, that company and every officer thereof who is in default shall be punishable with twice the amount of fine for such offence in addition to any imprisonment provided for that offence.
Section 451, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 451
What does Section 451 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 451 of the Companies Act is headed "Punishment in case of repeated default". If a company or an officer of a company commits an offence punishable either with fine or with imprisonment and where the same offence is committed for the second or subsequent occasions within a period of three years, then, that company and every officer thereof who is in default shall be punishabl
How do I find court cases under Section 451 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 451, section 451 Companies Act, section 451 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 2006 section 451. 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 451 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently G.S.R No. 38(E) Companies Appointment and Qualification of Directors Amendment Rules 2023 dated 20.01.2023 (2023), then Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) 3rd Amendment Rules, 2018. (2018).
When did Section 451 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 451 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 451, 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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- 149. Company to have Board of Directors1403 words
- 217. Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors1390 words
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