First MCA notification on the Companies Act, 2013

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India had issued notification to fix the 12th September, 2013 as the date for the following sections of the Companies Act, 2013 to come into force. Brief details of the sections are given below. See the notification.
Section	Details
19	Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company.
21	Authentication documents, proceedings and contracts
22	Execution of bills of exchange, etc
23	Public offer and private placement.
24	Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc.
25	Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus.
29	Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form.
30	Advertisement of prospectus.
31	Shelf prospectus.
32	Red herring Prospectus
33	Issue of application forms for securities.
34	Criminal liability for misstatements in prospectus.
35	Civil liability for misstatements in prospectus.
36	Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money.
37	Action by affected persons
38	Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc., of securities.
39	Allotment of securities by company
40	Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges.
44	Nature of shares or debentures.
45	Numbering of shares.
49	Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis.
50	Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up.
51	Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paidup.
57	Punishment for personation of shareholder.
58	Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal.
59	Rectification of register of members.
60	Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital.
65	Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company.
69	Transfer of  certain sums to capital redemption reserve account.
70	Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances
86	Punishment for contravention
91	Power to close register of members or debentureholders or other security holders.
100	Calling of extraordinary general meeting.
102	Statement to be annexed to notice.
103	Quorum for Meetings
104	Chairman of Meetings
105	Proxies.
106	Restriction on  voting rights
107	Voting by show of hands
111	Circulation of members’ resolution.
112	Representation of President and Governors in meetings.
113	Representation of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors.
114	Ordinary and special resolutions
116	Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting.
127	Punishment for failure to distribute dividends
133	Central Government to prescribe accounting standards.
161	Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director.
162	Appointment of directors to be voted individually.
163	Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors.
176	Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken.
180	Restrictions on powers of Board.
181	Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc.
182	Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions.
183	Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defense fund, etc.
185	Loan to directors, etc.
192	Restriction on non-cash transactions involving directors.
194	Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel.
195	Prohibition on insider trading of securities.
202	Compensation for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager
379	Application of Act to foreign companies
382	Display of name, etc., of foreign company.
383	Service on foreign company
386	Interpretation.
394	Annual  reports on Government Companies
405	Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics
407	National Company Law Tribunal And Appellate Tribunal-Definitions.
408	Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal.
409	Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal
410	Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.
411	Qualifications of chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
412	Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
413	Term of office of President, chairperson and other Members
414	Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members.
439	Offences to be non cognizable.
443	Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors.
444	Appeal against acquittal.
445	Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.
446	Application of fines
447	Punishment for fraud
448	Punishment for false statement
449	Punishment for false evidence.
450	Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided.
451	Punishment in case of repeated default.
452	Punishment for wrongful withholding of property.
453	Punishment for improper use of “Limited” or “Private Limited”.
456	Protection of action taken in good faith.
457	Nondisclosure of information in certain cases.
458	Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions.
459	Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications.
460	Condonation of delay in certain cases.
461	Annual report by Central Government
462	Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act.
463	Power of court to grant relief in certain cases.
467	Power of Central Government to amend Schedules.
468	Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up
469	Power of Central Government to make rules.
470	Power to remove difficulties.