Sections 467 to 470 of the Companies Act 2013.

Section 467.

Power of Central Government to amend Schedules.

(1)     Subject to the provisions of this section, the Central Government may, by notification, alter any of the regulations, rules, Tables, forms and other provisions contained in any of the Schedules to this Act.

(2)     Any alteration notified under sub-section (1) shall have effect as if enacted in this Act and shall come into force on the date of the notification, unless the notification otherwise directs:

Provided that no such alteration in Table F of Schedule I shall apply to any company registered before the date of such alteration.

(3)     Every alteration made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the alteration, or both Houses agree that the alteration should not be made, the alteration shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done in pursuance of that alteration.

Section 468.

Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up.

1)       The Central Government shall, make rules consistent with the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 providing for all matters relating to the winding up of companies, which by this Act, are to be prescribed, and may make rules providing for all such matters, as may be prescribed.

2)       In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—

i)         as to the mode of proceedings to be held for winding up of a company by the Tribunal;

ii)       for the voluntary winding up of companies, whether by members or by creditors;

iii)      for the holding of meetings of creditors and members in connection with proceedings under section 230;

iv)      for giving effect to the provisions of this Act as to the reduction of the capital;

v)       generally for all applications to be made to the Tribunal under the provisions of this Act;

vi)      the holding and conducting of meetings to ascertain the wishes of creditors and contributories;

vii)    the settling of lists of contributories and the rectifying of the register of members where required, and collecting and applying the assets;

viii)   the payment, delivery, conveyance, surrender or transfer of money, property, books or papers to the liquidator;

ix)      the making of calls; and

x)       the fixing of a time within which debts and claims shall be proved.

3)       All rules made by the Supreme Court on the matters referred to in this section as it stood immediately before the commencement of this Act and in force at such commencement, shall continue to be in force, till such time the rules are made by the Central Government and any reference to the High Court in relation to winding up of a company in such rules shall be construed as a reference to the Tribunal.

Section 469.

Power of Central Government to make rules.

1)       The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

2)       Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Central Government may make rules for all or any of the matters which by this Act are required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be or may be made by rules.

3)       Any rule made under sub-section (1) may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.

4)       Every rule made under this section and every regulation made by Securities and Exchange Board under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or regulation.

Section 470.

Power to remove difficulties.

1)       If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of five years from the date of commencement of section 1 of this Act.

2)       Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.