Most acts are accompanied by 'subsidiary legislation' such as rules, regulations, notifications and orders; which address the actual implementation detail of the act.
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Intent or purpose of the Companies Act, 2013
The Legislature of India enacted the Companies Act, 2013 on 29th August 2013, to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.
The act is associated with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Need the Hindi language version PDF of this bare act ?
All important central acts are published in both English and Hindi language versions. The official PDFs can be downloaded from the website of the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice. The acts are arranged as per the year of their enactment.
You can browse all the sections online or download the latest official bare act PDF file of the Companies Act, 2013 free of cost, from the India Code website at the link given below in this article. The link will also contain Subordinate Data like Rules, Regulations, Notifications, Orders, Circulars, Ordinances and Statutes pertaining to the act.
This document is updated as of the year 2024.
India Code is a database of all Central enactments that are in force and their subordinate legislations. The website allows users to list all the acts by Short Title, Enactment Date and Year, Ministry and Department.A 'free text' search is also available to list all the acts that contain a specific key word or term.
As with most other Indian laws, the Companies Act would have undergone changes and amendments over the years since it’s enactment. Ensure that you are always referring to the latest updated version of the act.
LawMint Tip : A simple search on Google will pull up several websites from where you can download PDF copies of various bare acts. Some websites have also published online versions of the complete acts.
However, in many cases, they may feature an outdated or incomplete version of the document. Always download the latest copy from the India Code website for your reference.
Official link to browse the complete act online and download the bare act PDF
Click here to go to the India Code page to download the The Companies Act, 2013
Important Central Acts in Regional Languages
Legislative department website also features regional language versions of several important Central Acts.
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