Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 Notified

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8 responses to “Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 Notified”

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   May 28, 2015

   Anonymous

   Hi Umakanth, the amendments have not been notified yet. The gazette publication is merely for "general information". The amendments shall be effective from the appointed date(s) notified by the Central Government.

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   May 28, 2015

   Sumit Jaiswal

   Naskar Sir,In my view the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 is yet to be effective, though it has been notified in the Gazette. And for that an another notification is required with regard to appointed date as mentioned in Section 1(2) of the said amendment Act. Kindly Guide me.Regards,Sumit Jaiswal

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   May 28, 2015

   UmakanthVarottil

   Thanks for the comments. I had a similar doubt on whether the provisions are yet effective. But, the fact that the notification states that it is "hereby published for general information" suggests that another notification is required to make the amendment effective.

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   May 29, 2015

   Supreme Waskar

   Generally most Acts will come into force, or become legally enforceable in a manner as prescribed in the Act itself. Either it would come into effect from the date of assent by the President (mostly in case of Ordinances which is later approved by the Parliament), or a specific date is mentioned in the Act itself (mostly in case of Finance Bills) or on a date as per the wish of the Central or the State Government as the case may be. In case the commencement of the Act is as made as per the wish of the government, a separate Gazette notification is made, which is mostly accompanied by the Rules or subordinate legislation in another gazette notification.Relevant extract of the commencement provision of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 "1(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notificationin the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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   June 18, 2015

   Anonymous

   Dear Umakanth, Don't you think it is incorrect to state that "Sections 1 to 12 and 15 to 23 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall come into force" on May 29, 2015, since the same has not been published in an Official Gazette yet?Section 1(2) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, clearly states that "it shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette.."Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this mean the aforementioned sections of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, are still not in force?

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   June 18, 2015

   Sumit Jaiswal

   You are correct sir. This is the matter of procedural ultra-vires, in my opinion.Regards,Sumit Jaiswal

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   June 19, 2015

   UmakanthVarottil

   @Anonymous. Although the Government has notified May 29, 2015 to be the date from which the relevant amendments will be effective, it appears the notification is yet to be published in the Official Gazette. If that is the case, then technically as you mention the amendments are not yet effective. But, what is pending is only a procedural requirement, which once satisfied will make the provisions effective from May 29, 2015. In that sense, the only imponderable that could arise is if the publication in the Official Gazette does not occur at all.

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   April 10, 2016

   Anonymous

   Has it been published in the Official Gazette?

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