Under section 134(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, who may sign a company's Board's report and its annexures if the Board has authorised that person?
Question and options
Under section 134(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, who may sign a company's Board's report and its annexures if the Board has authorised that person?
The chairperson of the company
The company secretary
An independent director
The chief financial officer
Answer and explanation
Section 134(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 provides that the Board's report and its annexures are signed by the chairperson if authorised by the Board; otherwise at least two directors, one of them a managing director, sign it, or the sole director where there is only one. The company secretary and chief financial officer sign the financial statements under section 134(1), not the Board's report.
Practice for these exams
-
All India Bar Examination (AIBE)
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
UGC NET Law
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
IIT Kharagpur LL.M. Entrance
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
CLAT PG
Subject revision for a passage-based exam
-
CUET PG Law (LL.M.)
Subject revision
-
AILET PG
Subject revision
-
Bihar Judicial Services
Subject revision
Related exam syllabi
More solved explanations in Accounts, audit & CSR
- Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Every company having net worth of rupees five…
- Under the Companies Act, 2013, Corporate Social Responsibility is governed under:
- Where a company is not required to appoint independent director under Section 149(4) of the Companies Act, 2013, CSR Committee shall consist of:
- Which of the following are functions of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee under section 135(3) of the Companies Act, 2013? Formulating and recommending…
- A company covered by section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposes four projects. Which can count as CSR expenditure under the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014?