The Companies Act

Procedure and cost to register company in India
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The Companies Act

Summary

The Companies Act is a legislation[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (legislation category, ranking #75 of 202).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Companies Act's instance of is recorded as legislation[3].
  • The Companies Act's instance of is recorded as Act of the Parliament of India[4].
  • The Companies Act's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gg7pm2[5].
  • The Companies Act's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as India[6].
  • The Companies Act's legal citation of this text is recorded as Act No. 1 of 1956[7].
  • The Companies Act's replaces is recorded as Indian Companies Act, 1913[8].
  • The Companies Act's replaced by is recorded as Companies Act, 2013[9].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006[10].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004[11].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Companies (Amendment) Act, 2002[12].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002[13].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (Amendment) Act, 1991[14].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Election and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003[15].
  • The Companies Act's amended by is recorded as Companies (Amendment) Act, 2001[16].

Why It Matters

The Companies Act draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (legislation category, ranking #75 of 202).[2]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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