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Appendix-1: Comparative Table

Part of Series: "Companies Act, 2013 (Bare Act)"

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  1. Introduction & Statutory Preamble
  2. Chapter I: Preliminary (Sec 1 to 2)
  3. Chapter II: Incorporation of Company & Matters Incidental (Sec 3 to 22)
  4. Chapter III: Prospectus & Allotment of Securities (Sec 23 to 42)
  5. Chapter IV: Share Capital & Debentures (Sec 43 to 72)
  6. Chapter V: Acceptance of Deposits by Companies (Sec 73 to 76)
  7. Chapter VI: Registration of Charges (Sec 77 to 87)
  8. Chapter VII: Management & Administration (Sec 88 to 122)
  9. Chapter VIII: Declaration & Payment of Dividend (Sec 123 to 127)
  10. Chapter IX: Accounts of Companies (Sec 128 to 138)
  11. Chapter X: Audit & Auditors (Sec 139 to 148)
  12. Chapter XI: Directors - Appointment & Qualifications (Sec 149 to 172)
  13. Chapter XII: Meetings of Board & Its Powers (Sec 173 to 195)
  14. Chapter XIII: Managerial Personnel - Appointment & Remuneration (Sec 196 to 205)
  15. Chapter XIV: Inspection, Inquiry & Investigation (Sec 206 to 229)
  16. Chapter XV: Compromises, Arrangements & Amalgamations (Sec 230 to 240)
  17. Chapter XVI: Prevention of Oppression & Mismanagement (Sec 241 to 246)
  18. Chapter XVII: Registered Valuers (Sec 247)
  19. Chapter XVIII: Removal of Names of Companies from Register (Sec 248 to 252)
  20. Chapter XIX: Revival & Rehabilitation of Sick Companies (Sec 253 to 269)
  21. Chapter XX: Winding Up (Sec 270 to 365)
  22. Chapter XXI: Companies Authorised to Register under this Act (Sec 366 to 378)
  23. Chapter XXII: Companies Incorporated Outside India (Sec 379 to 393)
  24. Chapter XXIII: Government Companies (Sec 394 to 395)
  25. Chapter XXIV: Registration Offices & Fees (Sec 396 to 404)
  26. Chapter XXV: Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics (Sec 405)
  27. Chapter XXVI: Nidhis (Sec 406)
  28. Chapter XXVII: NCLT & NCLAT (Sec 407 to 434)
  29. Chapter XXVIII: Special Courts (Sec 435 to 446)
  30. Chapter XXIX: Miscellaneous & Schedule I (Sec 447 to 470)
  31. Schedule II: Useful Lives to Compute Depreciation
  32. Schedule III: General Instructions for Balance Sheet & P&L
  33. Schedule IV: Code for Independent Directors
  34. Schedule V: Conditions for Appointment of Managing/Whole-Time Director
  35. Schedule VI: Infrastructural Projects & Facilities
  36. Schedule VII: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities
  37. Appendix-1: Comparative Table (Current Chapter)

Appendix-1

Comparative Table

Table containing provisions of Companies Act, 2013 as notified up to date and corresponding provisions thereof under Companies Act, 1956

S. No.

Provisions of Companies Act,

2013 as notified

(98+1+183= 282 Sections)

Corresponding provisions of Companies Act, 1956

Corresponding provisions of

Companies Act, 1956

continue to remain in force

1. Section 2

Clause (1)

2(1)

Nil

Clause (1)

2(1)

Nil

Clause (2)

211(3C)

Nil

Clause (3)

2(1A)

Nil

Clause (4)

2(1B)

Nil

Clause (5)

2(2)

Nil

Clause (6)

Nil

Nil

Clause (7)

Nil

Nil

Clause (8)

Nil

Nil

Clause (9)

2(5)

Nil

Clause (10)

2(6);252(3)

Nil

Clause (11)

2(7)

Nil

Clause (12)

2(8)

Nil

Clause (13)

209(1)

Nil

Clause (14)

2(9)

Nil

Clause (15)

Nil

Nil

Clause (16)

124

Nil

Clause (17)

Explanation to section 33(2)

Nil

Clause (18)

Nil

Nil

Clause (19)

Nil

Nil

Clause (20)

2(10) and 3

Nil

Clause (21)

2(23) and 12(2)(b)

Nil

Clause (22)

2(23) and 12(2)(a)

Nil

Clause (24)

2(45)

Nil

Clause (25)

2(45A)

Nil

Clause (26)

Nil

428

The term contributory shall continue for the purposes of winding up.

Clause (27)

Nil

Nil

Clause (28)

233B(1)

Nil

Clause (29) [except sub-clause (iv)]

2(11), 2(14), 10

622

Clause (30)

2(12)

Nil

Clause (31)

Explanation to 58A(11)

Nil

Clause (32)

2(12A)

Nil

Clause (33)

2(12B)

Nil

Clause (34)

2(13)

Nil

Clause (35)

2(14A)

Nil

Clause (36)

2(15)

Nil

Clause (37)

2(15A)

Nil

Clause (38)

59(2)

Nil

Clause (39)

Nil

Nil

Clause (40)

Nil

Nil

Clause (41)

2(17)

Nil

Clause (42)

Nil

Nil

Clause (43)

Explanation to section 2(29A)

Nil

Clause (44)

Nil

Nil

Clause (45)

2(18),617

Nil

Clause (46)

2(19), 4

Nil

Clause (47)

Nil

Nil

Clause (48)

Nil

Nil

Clause (49)

Nil

Nil

Clause (50)

Nil

Nil

Clause (51)

Nil

Nil

Clause (52)

2(23A)

Nil

Clause (53)

2(24)

Nil

Clause (54)

2(26)

Nil

Clause (55)

2(27), 41

Nil

Clause (56)

2(28)

Nil

Clause (57)

2(29A)

Nil

Clause (58)

Nil

Nil

Clause (59)

2(30)

Nil

Clause (60)

2(31), 5,7

Nil

Clause (61)

Nil

Nil

Clause (62)

Nil

Nil

Clause (63)

Nil

Nil

Clause (64)

2(32)

Nil

Clause (65)

Explanation to section 192A

Nil

Clause (66)

2(33)

Nil

Clause (67) except sub-clause (ix)

2(34)

Nil

Clause (68)

2(35)

Nil

Clause (69)

Explanation (a) to section 62(6)

Nil

Clause (70)

2(36)

Nil

Clause (71)

2(37)

Nil

Clause (72)

4A

Nil

Clause (73)

2(39)

Nil

Clause (74)

Nil

Nil

Clause (75)

2(40)

Nil

Clause (76)

Nil

Nil

Clause (77)

2(41), 6 and schedule IA

Nil

Clause (78)

Explanation to section 198

Nil

Clause (79)

2(42)

Nil

Clause (80)

2(43)

Nil

Clause (81)

2(45AA)

Nil

Clause (82)

2(45B)

Nil

Clause (83)

Nil

Nil

Clause (84)

2(46)

Nil

Clause (85)

Nil

Nil

Clause (86)

Nil

Nil

Clause (87)

2(47) and 4

Nil

Clause (88)

Explanation II to section 79A

Nil

Clause (89)

2(48)

Nil

Clause (90)

2(49A)

Nil

Clause (91)

Nil

Nil

Clause (92)

12(2)(c)

Nil

Clause (93)

Nil

Nil

Clause (94)

Explanation to section 269

Nil

Clause (95)

2(31A), 2A

Nil

Section 3

12

Nil

Section 4

13,14,15,15A,15B,20,37

Nil

Section 5

26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Nil

Section 6

9

Nil

Section 7 [except sub-section (7)]

33,34(1), 35

Nil

Section 8 [except sub-section (9)]

25

Nil

Section 9

34(2)

Nil

Section 10

36

Nil

Section 11

149

Nil

Section 12

17A, 146, 147

Nil

Section 13

16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23

Nil

Section 14 [except second proviso to sub-section (1) and sub-section(2)]

31 except second proviso to sub-section (1) and sub-section(2A); 43

Proviso to sub-section (1) of section 31; Sub-section (2A) of section 31.

Section 15

40

Nil

Section 16

22

Nil

Section 17

39

Nil

Section 18

32

Nil

Section 19

42

Nil

Section 20

51, 52, 53

Nil

Section 21

54

Nil

Section 22

47, 48

Nil

Section 23

67

Nil

Section 24

55A

Nil

Section 25

64

Nil

Section 26

55,56,57,58,59,60, Sch. II

Nil

Section 27

61

Nil

Section 28

Nil

Nil

Section 29

68B

Nil

Section 30

66

Nil

Section 31

68

Nil

Section 32

60B

Nil

Section 33

56(3)

Nil

Section 34

63

Nil

Section 35

62

Nil

Section 36

68

Nil

Section 37

Nil

Nil

Section 38

68A

Nil

Section 39

69, 75

Nil

Section 40

73, 76

Nil

Section 41

Nil

Nil

Section 42

67

Nil

Section 43

2(46A), 85, 86

Nil

Section 44

82

Nil

Section 45

83

Nil

Section 46

84

Nil

Section 47

87

Nil

Section 49

91

Nil

Section 50

92

Nil

Section 51

93

Nil

Section 52

78

Nil

Section 53

79

Nil

Section 54

79A

Nil

Section 55 except sub-section (3)

80 and 80A [except Proviso to section 80A(1) and section 80A(2)]

Proviso to section 80A(1) and section 80A(2)

Section 56

108, 108A to 108 I, 109, 110, 113

Nil

Section 57

116

Nil

Section 58

111

Nil

Section 59

111A

Nil

Section 60

148

Nil

Section 61 except proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1)

94

Nil

Section 62 except sub-sections (4) to (6)

81 except sub-sections (4) to (7)

sub-sections (4) to (7) of section 81 & section 94A

Section 63

Proviso to 205 (3)

Nil

Section 64

94A(3), 95, 97

Nil

Section 65

98

Nil

Section 67

77

Nil

Section 68

77A

Nil

Section 69

77AA

Nil

Section 70

77B

Nil

Section 71 except sub-sections (9) to (11)

117, 117A, 117B, 117C, 118, 119, 122

117B(4) and 117C (4) and (5)

117B(4) and 117C (4) and (5)

Section 72

109A, 109B

Nil

Section 73

58A, 58AA, 58AAA, 58B, 59

Nil

Sub-section (1) of section 74

Nil

Nil

Section 76

58A

Nil

Section 77

125,128,129,132,133,145

Nil

Section 78

134

Nil

Section 79

127, 135

Nil

Section 80

126

Nil

Section 81

130

Nil

Section 82

138

Nil

Section 83

139,140

Nil

Section 84

137

Nil

Section 85

131,136,143,144

Nil

Section 86

142

Nil

Section 87

141

Nil

Section 88

150,151,152,152A153, 153A,153B,157,158

Nil

Section 89

187C

Nil

Section 90

187D

Nil

Section 91

154

Nil

Section 92

159,160,161,162,SchV

Nil

Section 93

Nil

Nil

Section 94

163

Nil

Section 95

164

Nil

Section 96

165,166,170

Nil

Section 100

169(9)

Nil

Section 101

171,172

Nil

Section 102

173

Nil

Section 103

174

Nil

Section 104

175

Nil

Section 105

176, Schedule IX

Nil

Section 106

181,182,183

Nil

Section 107

177,178

Nil

Section 108

Nil

Nil

Section 109

179,180,184,185

Nil

Section 110

192A

Nil

Section 111

188

Nil

Section 112

187A, 187B

Nil

Section 113

187

Nil

Section 114

189

Nil

Section 115

190

Nil

Section 116

191

Nil

Section 117

192

Nil

Section 118

193,194,195,197

Nil

Section 119

196

Nil

Section 120

Nil

Nil

Section 121

Nil

Nil

Section 122

Nil

Nil

Section 123

Section 205, Sub-section (3) of section 205A, 206

Nil

Section 126

206A

Nil

Section 127

207

Nil

Section 128

209, 214

Nil

Section 129

210,211,212,213,221, 222,223

Nil

Section 133

211(3C)

Nil

Section 134

215,216,217,218

Nil

Section 135

Nil

Nil

Section 136

219

Nil

Section 137

220

Nil

Section 138

Nil

Nil

Section 139

224, 224A, 619

Nil

Section 140 [except second proviso to sub-section (4) and sub-section (5)]

225 except proviso to sub-section (3)

Nil

Section 141

226

Nil

Section 142

224(8)

Nil

Section 143

227, 228, 263A

Nil

Section 144

Nil

Nil

Section 145

229,230

Nil

Section 146

231

Nil

Section 147

232,233,233A

Nil

Section 148

233B

Nil

Section 149

252,253,258,259

Nil

Section 150

Nil

Nil

Section 151

Proviso to sub-section (1) of section 252

Nil

Section 152

254,255,256,264

Nil

Section 153

266A

Nil

Section 154

266B

Nil

Section 155

266C

Nil

Section 156

266D

Nil

Section 157

266E

Nil

Section 158

266F

Nil

Section 159

266G

Nil

Section 160

257

Nil

Section 161

260, 262, 313

Nil

Section 162

263

Nil

Section 163

265

Nil

Section 164

202, 274

Nil

Section 165

275, 276, 277,278,279

Nil

Section 166

312

Nil

Section 167

283

Nil

Section 168

Nil

Nil

Section 169 except sub-section (4)

284 except sub-section (4)

except sub-section (4) of section 284

Section 170

303,307

Nil

Section 171

304

Nil

Section 172

Nil

Nil

Section 173

285, 286

Nil

Section 174

287, 288

Nil

Section 175

289

Nil

Section 176

290

Nil

Section 177

292A

Nil

Section 178

Nil

Nil

Section 179

291, 292

Nil

Section 180

293

Nil

Section 181

Nil

Nil

Section 182

293A

Nil

Section 183

293B

Nil

Section 184

299, 305

Nil

Section 185

295, 296

Nil

Section 186

372A

Nil

Section 187

49

Nil

Section 188

294

Nil

Section 189

301

Nil

Section 190

302

Nil

Section 191

319,320,321

Nil

Section 192

Nil

Nil

Section 193

Nil

Nil

Section 194

Nil

Nil

Section 195

Nil

Nil

Section 196

197, 267, 311, 317,384,385,388

Nil

Section 197

198,201,309,310,387

Nil

Section 198

349

Nil

Section 199

Nil

Nil

Section 200

637AA

Nil

Section 201

640B

Nil

Section 202

318

Nil

Section 203

269, 316, 386

Nil

Section 204

Nil

Nil

Section 205

Nil

Nil

Section 206

234 [except sub-section (8)]

Nil

Section 207

209A

Nil

Section 208

Nil

Nil

Section 209

234A

Nil

Section 210

235

Nil

Section 211

Nil

Nil

Section 212 [except sub-section (8) to (10)]

Nil

Nil

Section 214

236

Nil

Section 215

238

Nil

Section 216 [except sub-section (2)]

247 [except sub-section (1A)]

Sub-section (1A) of section 247

Section 217

240

Nil

Section 219

239

Nil

Section 220

240A

Nil

Section 223

241,246

Nil

Section 224 [except sub-section (2) and (5)]

242, 244

243

Section 225

245

Nil

Section 228

Sub-section (8) of section 234

Nil

Section 229

Nil

Nil

Section 366

565

Nil

Section 367

574

Nil

Section 368

575

Nil

Section 369

576

Nil

Section 370 except proviso

Section 577 except proviso

Proviso to section 577

Section 371

Section 578

Nil

Section 374

Nil

Nil

Section 379

Nil

Nil

Section 380

592, 593

Nil

Section 381

594

Nil

Section 382

595

Nil

Section 383

596

Nil

Section 384

600

Nil

Section 385

601

Nil

Section 386

602

602

Section 387

603

Nil

Section 388

604

Nil

Section 389

605

Nil

Section 390

605A

Nil

Sub-section (1) of 391

607

Nil

Section 392

598, 606

Nil

Section 393

599

Nil

Section 394

619A

Nil

Section 395

Nil

Nil

Section 396

609

Nil

Section 397

610A

Nil

Section 398

610B

Nil

Section 399 except reference to word Tribunal in sub-section (1)

610

Nil

Section 400

Nil

Nil

Section 401

610D

Nil

Section 402

610E

Nil

Section 403

611, Schedule X

Nil

Section 404

612

Nil

Section 405

615

Section 406

620A

Nil

Section 407

Explanation to 10FD

Nil

Section 408

10FB, 10FC

Nil

Section 409

10FD

Nil

Section 410

10FR

Nil

Section 411

Nil

Nil

Section 412

10FX

Nil

Section 413

10FE, 10FT

Nil

Section 414

10FG, 10FW

Nil

Section 439

621, 624

Nil

Section 442

Nil

Nil

Section 443

624A

Nil

Section 444

624B

Nil

Section 445

Nil

Nil

Section 446

626

Nil

Section 447

Nil

Nil

Section 448

628

Nil

Section 449

629

Nil

Section 450

629A

Nil

Section 451

Nil

Nil

Section 452

630

Nil

Section 453

631

Nil

Section 454

Nil

Nil

Section 455

Nil

Nil

Section 456

635A

Nil

Section 457

635AA

Nil

Section 458

637

Nil

Section 459

637AA

Nil

Section 460

637B

Nil

Section 461

638

Nil

Section 462

Nil

Nil

Section 463

633

Nil

Section 464

11

Nil

Section 467

641

Nil

Section 468

643

Nil

Section 469

642

Nil

Section 470

Nil

Nil

Schedule I

Schedule I

Nil

Schedule II

Schedule XIV

Nil

Schedule III

Schedule VI

Nil

Schedule IV

Nil

Nil

Schedule V

Schedule XIII

Nil

Schedule VI

Nil

Nil

Schedule VII

Nil

Nil

Note: This is a ready reckoner for the information of stakeholders. Please refer to the relevant notifications and circulars issued separately.

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