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MCA has granted much demanded exemptions to private companies from the rigor of various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

Important exemptions given are related to; related party transactions, share capital, voting rights, loans for purchase of shares, acceptance of deposits, meetings, filing of resolutions and agreements, eligibility qualification and disqualification of auditors, right to stand for directorship, restrictions on powers of board, discosure of interest by directors, loan to directors, managing director, whole time director etc. The notification is as under:

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5 th June, 2015

G.S.R. _ (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and  (b) of sub-section ( l) of section 462 and in pursuance of sub-section (2)  of  said section of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, to a private company, namely: -

Sl No.

Chapter/Section number/Sub-section(s) in the Companies Act, 2013

Exceptions/  Modifications/Adaptations

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Chapter I, sub-clause (viii) of clause 76 of section 2.

Shall not apply with respect to section 188

2.

Chapter IV, section 43 and section 47.

Shall not apply where memorandum or articles of association of the private company so provides.

3.

Chapter IV, sub-clause of clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 62

Shall apply with following modifications:-
In clause (a), in sub-clause (i), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-clause and sub section (2) of this section, in case ninety per cent of the members of a private company have given their consent in writing or in electronic mode, the periods lesser than those specified in the said sub clause or sub-section shall apply,

4.

Chapter IV, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 62.

In clause (b), for the words "special resolution", the words "ordinary resolution" shall be substituted.

5.

Chapter IV, section 67

Shall not apply to private companies -
(a) in whose share capital no other body corporate has invested any money;
(b) if the borrowings of such a company from banks or financial institutions or any body corporate is less than twice its paid up share capital or fifty crore rupees, whichever is lower; and
(c) such a company is not in default in repayment of such borrowings subsisting at the time of making transactions under this section.

6.

Chapter V, clauses (a) to (e) of subsection

(2) of section 73.

Shall not apply to a private company which accepts from its members monies not exceeding one hundred per cent. of aggregate of the paid up share capital and free reserves, and such company shall file the details of monies so accepted to the Registrar in such manner as may be specified.

7.

Chapter VII, sections 101 to 107 and section 109.

Shall apply unless otherwise specified in respective sections or the articles of the company provide otherwise.

8.

Chapter VII, clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 117.

Shall not apply

9.

Chapter X, Clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 141.

Shall apply with the modification that the words "other than one person Companies or dormant companies, small companies and private companies having paid-up share capital less than one hundred crore rupees" shall be inserted after the words "twenty companies".

10.

Chapter XI, section 160.

Shall not apply

11.

Chapter XI, section 162.

Shall not apply

12.

Chapter Xll, section 180.

Shall not apply

13.

Chapter XII, sub-section (2) of section 184.

Shall apply with the exception that interested director may participate in such meeting after disclosure of his interest.

14.

Chapter Xll, section 185

Shall not apply to a private company -
(a) in whose share capital no other body corporate has invested any money;
(b) if the borrowings of such a company from banks or financial institutions or any body corporate is less than twice of its paid up share capital or fifty crore rupees, whichever is lower; and
(c) such a company has no default in repayment of such borrowings subsisting at the time of making transactions under this section.

15.

Chapter XIl, second proviso to subsection (1) of section 188.

Shall not apply

16.

Chapter XIII, sub-sections (a) and (5) of section 196

Shall not apply

2. The private modifications and Table, shall ensure companies, while complying with such exceptions, adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the aforesaid that the interests oI their shareholders are protected.

3. A copy of this notification has been laid in draft before both Houses of Parliament as required by sub-section (2) of section 462 of the Companies Act, 2013.

[F No 1/1/2014-CL.v]

Amardeep Singh Bhatia
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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