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The Companies Act, 2013

Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital

In force From 01 Apr 2014 Act 18 of 2013 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 18 of 2013 Ministry Corporate Affairs Enacted 29 Aug 2013 In force 01 Apr 2014 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 5

Section 64 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital. Where-- (a) a company alters its share capital in any manner specified in sub-section (1) of section 61; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.

(1) Where--

(a) a company alters its share capital in any manner specified in sub-section (1) of section 61;

(b) an order made by the Government under sub-section (4) read with sub-section (6) of section 62 has the effect of increasing authorised capital of a company; or

(c) a company redeems any redeemable preference shares,

the company shall file a notice in the prescribed form with the Registrar within a period of thirty days of such alteration or increase or redemption, as the case may be, along with an altered memorandum.

1[(2) where any company fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1), such company rupees and every officer who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of 2[five hundred rupees] for each day during which such default continues, 3[subject to a maximum of five lakh rupees in case of a company and one lakh rupees in case of an officer who is in default].]

Section 64, 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

  1. s. 61 Power of limited company to alter its share capital
  2. s. 62 Further issue of share capital

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 13 Alteration of memorandum

Made under this section, and citing it

4 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.

Another 1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 64

What does Section 64 of the Companies Act deal with?

Section 64 of the Companies Act is headed "Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital". Where-- (a) a company alters its share capital in any manner specified in sub-section (1) of section 61;

How do I find court cases under Section 64 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 64, section 64 Companies Act, section 64 of the 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 64 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 61 (Power of limited company to alter its share capital), section 62 (Further issue of share capital), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 4: most recently G.S.R. NO. 43(E) Companies share capital and debentures amendment rules 2023 dated 21.01.2023 (2023), then S.O. 325(E)_S.O. 325(E)-Commencement Notification dt 22.01.2021 (2021), and 2 more.

When did Section 64 of the Companies Act come into force?

Section 64 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 64, 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.

Other sections of this Act

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