Thursday, April 7, 2016

Section 78 of Companies Act, 2013

Section 78 of Companies Act, 2013

Application for registration of charge.

Where a company fails to register the charge within the period specified in section 77, without prejudice to its liability in respect of any offence under this Chapter, the person in whose favour the charge is created may apply to the Registrar for registration of the charge along with the instrument created for the charge, within such time and in such form and manner as may be prescribed and the Registrar may, on such application, within a period of fourteen days after giving notice to the company, unless the company itself registers the charge or shows sufficient cause why such charge should not be registered, allow such registration on payment of such fees, as may be prescribed:

Provided that where registration is effected on application of the person in whose favour the charge is created, that person shall be entitled to recover from the company the amount of any fees or additional fees paid by him to the Registrar for the purpose of registration of charge.

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Section 78 of Companies Act, 1956

Application of premiums received on issue of securities

(1) Where a company issues securities at a premium, whether for cash or otherwise, a sum equal to the aggregate amount or value of the premiums on those securities shall be transferred to an account, to be called " the securities premium account "; and the provisions of this Act relating to the reduction of the securities capital of a company shall, except as provided in this section, apply as if the securities premium account were paid-up securities capital of the company.

(2) The securities premium account may, notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), be applied by the company--

(a) in paying up unissued securities of the company to be issued to members of the company as fully paid bonus securities ;

(b) in writing off the preliminary expenses of the company ;

(c) in writing off the expenses of, or the commission paid or discount allowed on, any issue of securities or debentures of the company ; or

(d) in providing for the premium payable on the redemption of any redeemable preference securities or of any debentures of the company.

(3) Where a company has, before the commencement of this Act, issued any securities at a premium, this section shall apply as if the securities had been issued after the commencement of this Act :

Provided that any part of the premiums which has been so applied that it does not at the commencement of this Act form an identifiable part of the company's reserves within the meaning of Schedule VI, shall be disregarded in determining the sum to be included in the securities premium account.

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