Date of notice of charge
Section 80 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with date of notice of charge. Where any charge on any property or assets of a company or any of its undertakings is registered under section 77, any person acquiring such property, assets, undertakings or part thereof or any share or interest therein shall be deemed to have notice of the charge from the date of such registration. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
Where any charge on any property or assets of a company or any of its undertakings is registered under section 77, any person acquiring such property, assets, undertakings or part thereof or any share or interest therein shall be deemed to have notice of the charge from the date of such registration.
Section 80, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 80
What does Section 80 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 80 of the Companies Act is headed "Date of notice of charge". Where any charge on any property or assets of a company or any of its undertakings is registered under section 77, any person acquiring such property, assets, undertakings or part thereof or any share or interest therein shall be deemed to have notice of the charge from the date of such registration.
How do I find court cases under Section 80 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 80, section 80 Companies Act, section 80 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 1985 section 80. 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 80 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 77 (Duty to register charges, etc), 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 is one: most recently S.O. NO. 147(E) Commencement notification dated 11.01.2022 CAA 2017 (2022).
When did Section 80 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 80 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 80, 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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