, Exemptions to Private companies under ease of foing business India ~ CS GAURAV SHARMA

July 10, 2015

Exemptions to Private companies under ease of foing business India

SECTION
EXEMPTION PROPOSED BY GLOBALCA TEAM
EXEMPTION NOTIFIED BY MCA
MAJOR IMPACT/ EFFECTS OF NOTIFICATION ON PRIVATE COMPANIES
Section-73  (2) of Chapter V (Prohibition on Acceptance of Deposits from Public)
Exemption: Shall not Apply to Private Companies provided - It has less than 50 members and  if they accept        monies from their  members not exceeding 25% of aggregate of  the  paid- up capital and free reserves  or  100  %  of the paid up capital, whichever is more

AND


Which   informs  the detai of  such   monies to the Registrar.
Private Companies borrowing monies from members upto  aggregate limit of paid-up share capital   free-reserves, need   not  requirto comply with  conditions mentioned     in      section
73(2)(a) to (e).

However  details   of money so borrowed shall be filed with ROC  in manner as  may   be specified
Private Companies may borrow from its members without complying with   the  following conditions:
(i)         Issuance of circular and filing    its    copy    with ROC
(ii)        Maintaining      Deposit
Repayment Reserve
(iii)       Providing         Deposit
Insurance
Section   141  (3) (g)-  Chapter  X- Eligibility, Qualifications, disqualifications of Auditor
Whole Exemption- Shalnot  apply in respect of appointment of  auditors by  private companies.
Text of notification:-

“Other  tha OPC, Dormant,  Small Companies and  Private Companies  having  paid up   capital  of   les than Rs.  100  Crores shalbe inserted        after          20
Companies.
Limit  of  20 companies  shall include only:

(i)         Public Companies
(ii)        Private        Companies whose  Pai up  capital is Rs. 100 Crore or more



Section 180 of Chapter XII - Restriction on Powers     of Board
Whole   Exemption Shalnot  apply to private companies having equal  to or less than  50 members.
This Section shall not apply to Private Companies
PrivatCompanies  are allowed to exercise the following powers without shareholders approval:-


(i) Borrow any amount exceeding paid-up capital  & free reserves
(ii) Sell/lease/dispose off whole  or substantially the whole of the undertaking
(iii) Invest         in        trust securities the  amount of compensation received  b it   as   a result  of merger or amalgamation
Section 185 of Chapter XII– Loans  to Directors
Shalnot  apply to private companies-

havinborrowings from    banks    and financial institutions or anybody corporate not more    than    twice    of their  paid-up capital  or Rs. 50 crore, whichever is lower

AND

whose share   capital   is devoid  of  any investment  by  any other  body  corporate.
This   Section   shal apply only    to   private Companies which  has :-
1.   Body   Corporate  as its Shareholder
2. Borrowed    money from    Bank/ Financial
Institution/       Body
Corporate exceeding lower of the following:-
i Twice  its  Paid up capital
ii. Rs. 50 crore

3. No            repayment default     subsisting of  such   borrowings at    time    of   giving loan
Problem of giving  loans/ guarantee/security by Group Companies is possible now.



Section 188 of Chapter XII – Related Party Transaction
Whole Exemption
1. Does      not      include Holding, Subsidiary, Associate Company and sister concern(subsidiary of holding) in the definition of Related Party  (Section 2(76))

2. Member       although being  related party to the concerned resolution   can    still cast  his  vote   at General Meeting.
1. Transactions      between Holding & Subsidiary companies shall not be considered  as  Related Party     transactions    and they  are not required to comply with  the requirements of  Section  -
188.

2.   Now    in    case    company enters into any contract/ arrangemenwith   a member whis related party,  that   member  can stilcast  his  vote  in General  meeting  on   the said resolution.
Section 62 (1) (a)
&    62    (2)    of Chapter IV (Further issue of capital)
Words “not  being less than fifteen days  and not  exceeding thirty days shall  be substituted with  “not being less  than seven days     and     not exceeding   fifteen days
Sending of offer letter minimum 3 days  period before opening of offer

AND

Minimum & maximum offer  period  of  15  &  30 days  respectively
Can   be  reduced,  if  90%
member   give    their consent in writing/electronic mode
Where  there  is any  emergency, time  limit  can  be reduced with the consent of shareholders
Section   160   &
162  of  Chapter
XI
Section 160 Right of persons other   than retiring
directors         to stand            for directorship Section   162   Appointment of directors  to   be voted individually
Whole Exemption
These Sections  shall not apply to Private Companies
Section 160: Amount of Rs. 1
Lakh  need  not  be  deposited by the person who has submitted his candidature to be  appointed as  director before  14 days  of the date  of General Meeting.

Section 162: More  than   One director can be appointed by single resolution




Section   101-107
&    109    of Chapter VII- Section 101 – Notice   of Meeting
Section 102- Statement to  be annexed  to notice
Section 103- Quorum for meeting
Section 104 – Chairman of Meeting.
Partial Exemption: These exemptions shall apply unless  otherwise provided in the respective sections  ;

OR

Unless Articles of Companies provide alternatives
These Sections  shall not apply to Private Companies
Now      Private    Companies may override the below mentioned provisions by  its articles:-
(i)        Alter   the   content  &
length of notice
(ii)       Reduce            quorum below 2
(iii)     Increase      the     time limit of morthan   48 hours for depositing Proxy     form     before the date of meeting of the Company
Section 43 of Chapter IV- Kinds of Share Capital

Section  47- Voting Rights.
Whole Exemption
Section - 43, 47 shall not apply where memorandum  or articles  of association of the  private company so provides
Where  the  Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association provides the Kinds   of  shar Capital (Section - 43) and  Voting Right (Sectio -   47) otherwise than  so prescribed, then  provisions provided in Memorandum of Association o Articles    o Association shall prevail.
Section 196 (4) Section   196  (5) of Chapter XIII– Appointment of MD,     Whole time  Director or Manager.
Whole Exemption
This Section shall not apply to Private Companies
Now Whole Time Director, Managing  Directo or Manager  can   be  appointed by directors on terms  and conditions and  remuneration as fixed by directors.


It does not require any ratification  by   Shareholders in the General Meeting of Company  and   approval  by the Central Government.






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