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Chapter
11
Miscellaneous Arrangements
140. Powers
of His Majesty's Government to Direct the Submission of Information
and Statistics
(1) His Majesty's
Government may direct all companies or any particular company to furnish
the prescribed information or statistics within the prescribed time-limit
in respect to their respective business or position.
(2) His Majesty's
Government may inspect records in the possession of the concerned
company in connection with the information or statistics furnished
to it in accordance with the order issued under Sub-Section
(1).
141. Outgoing Official
Hand Over Document to Successor
(1) Any director,
managing agent, or any other official or employee or the company shall,
on the exiry of his tenure of office, hand over the documents in his
charge to the official or employee who is appointed to replace him
or to perform his functions, within thirty-five days from the date
of such expiry. In case outgoing official hands over such documents,
his successor shall takes charge thereof.
142. Conversion
of Private Company into a Public Company
In case it is required
to convert any private company into a public company by reason of
its number of members exceeding fifty or for any other reason, the
shareholders shall submit an application to the appropriate department.
On receipt of such application, the appropriate department shall liquidate
such private company and register it as a public company.
142A. Company
Law Advisory Board
In case His Majesty's
Government so desires, it may form a company Law Advisory Board by
notification in the Nepal Rajapatra in order to provide necessary
advice to the appropriate department in matters relating to the implementation
of this act. The functions, duties and powers of such Board shall
be as prescribed in such notification.
142B. Amalgamation
of Companies
(1) One company may
be amalgamated with another with the approval of the appropriate department
if both companies present special resolutions to that effect in their
respective general meetings or shareholders and if such resolutions
are passed.
Provided that a public
company shall not be amalgamated with a private company.
(2) For approval to
amalgamation company with another according to sub-Section (1),
an application must be submitted to the appropriate department mentioning
the following particulars, and the appropriate department may grant
approval on the basis thereof :
(a) Decision of the
general meeting according to Sub-Section (1).
(b) The final balance-sheet
and audit report of the company which is to be amalgamated.
(c) Copies of the
written consent of the creditors of both companies.
(d) Valuation of the
movable and immovable assets of the company which is to be amalgamated,
accuracy of its assets and liabilities, and particulars of its machinery,
raw materials, auxiliary raw materials, and finished goods.
(e) Decision taken by both the companies
in respect to the predators and workers and employees of the company
which is to be amalgamated.
(3) After obtaining
the approval of the appropriate department under Sub-Section
(2), all the assets and liabilities of the company which is to be
amalgamated shall be deemed to have been transferred to the company
which has amalgamated it with itself and the company shall be deemed
to have been amalgamated from the date of receipt of such approval.
(4) The appropriate
department shall record in the register of the company which has been
amalgamated under Sub-Section (3) that the company through a decision
of such and such date, and the concerned company shall be deemed to
have been ipso facto dissolved without going through the process of
liquidation.
143. Power
of Appropriate Department to Issue Directives
In case the appropriate
department is notified, along with evidence, that the director, managing
agent, or any other administrative officer of the company has not
performed or is not performing any functions as required under this
act or the articles of the company, or his acted or is
acting in contravention of this act of the articles of the company,
it shall conduct or direct necessary investigations into the
matter and then issue necessary directives to the concerned director,
managing agent or officer, to perform such functions as they are required
to do or to refrain from performing those functions they are prohibited
to do, and it shall be the duty of the person receiving such directive
to not accordingly.
143A. Bonus
Shares
A company must notify
the appropriate department before issuing bonus shares. In case the
appropriate department has issued any directive on receipt of such
notice, the company must issue bonus shares on the basis of such directors.
143B Loans
to Subsidiary Companies
A public company must
notify the appropriate department before granting loans to its subsidiary
companies. In case the appropriate department has issued any directive
on receipt of such notice, the public company must grant loans ot
its subsidiary companies on the basis of such directives.
143C. Share in
the Form of Reward :
(1) The promoters
or directors may grant shares to any one form among themselves in
the form of reward for having helped in the establishment of the company.
(2) The shares to
be granted under Sub-Section (1) shall not exceed five percent of
the total issued capital.
(3) The number of
shares to be granted as reward under Sub-Section (1) must be explicitly
mentioned in the prospectus of the company.
143D. Prohibition
to Sell or Purchase Shares
The directors of a
public limited company must not sell or purchase the shares of their
on company or those of its subsidiary company in their own name or
in the name of their family without informing the appropriate department
in advance so long as they remain in office. In case the sale or purchase
of shares carried out without furnishing such information subsequently
comes to light, such shares shall be forfeited by the appropriate
department.
Provided that it shall
not be necessary to inform the appropriate department to sell or purchase
the additional shares issued by the company or by a subsidiary company
in order to increase its capital.
144. Action
Taken in contravention of this Act to be Invalid
Unless otherwise provided
for in this act on the articles or otherwise meant with reference
to the subject or context, in case any action required to be taken
under this act or the articles is not taken or in case any action
which is prohibited is taken in any company or in respect to any company,
such action shall be invalid.
145. Power
of Appropriate Department to Amend Specimen Forms Indicated
in Schedules
The appropriate department
may effect necessary amendments in any specimen form contained in
the Schedules, and in case any such amendment is effected, only such
specimens as are so amended shall be used.
145A. Arrangement
Relating to Sale or Purchase of Securities
Arrangements for the
sale or purchase of the securities of the company must be made
through which has acqucced permission to deal in securities.
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