GENERAL - Companies Act, 1956

Chapter: XIII
GENERAL
Section 615	:	Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics.
Section 616	:	Application of Act to insurance, banking, electricity supply and other companies governed by special Acts.
Section 617	:	Definition of "Government Company".
Section 618	:	Government companies not to have managing agents.
Section 619	:	Application of sections 224 to 233 to Government companies.
Section 619A	:	Annual reports on Government companies.
Section 619B	:	Provisions of section 619 to apply to certain companies.
Section 620	:	Power to modify Act in relation to Government companies.
Section 620A	:	Power to modify Act in its application to Nidhis, etc.
Section 620B	:	Special provisions as to companies in Goa, Daman and Diu.
Section 620C	:	Special provisions as to companies in Jammu and Kashmir.
Section 621	:	Offences against Act to be cognizable only on complaint by Registrar, shareholder or Government.
Section 621A	:	Composition of certain offences.
Section 622	:	Jurisdiction to try offences.
Section 623	:	Certain offences triable summarily in Presidency towns.
Section 624	:	Offences to be non-cognizable.
Section 624A	:	Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors.
Section 624B	:	Appeal against acquittal.
Section 625	:	Payment of compensation in cases of frivolous or vexatious prosecution.
Section 626	:	Application of fines.
Section 627	:	Production and inspection of books where offence suspected.
Section 628	:	Penalty for false statements.
Section 629	:	Penalty for false evidence.
Section 629A	:	Penalty where no specific penalty is provided elsewhere in the Act.
Section 630	:	Penalty for wrongful withholding of property.
Section 631	:	Penalty for improper use of words "Limited" and "Private Limited".
Section 632	:	Power to require limited company to give security for costs.
Section 633	:	Power of Court to grant relief in certain cases.
Section 634	:	Enforcement of orders of Courts.
Section 634A	:	Enforcement of orders of Company Law Board.
Section 635	:	Enforcement of orders of one Court by other Courts.
Section 635A	:	Protection of acts done in good faith.
Section 635AA	:	Non-disclosure of information in certain cases.
Section 635B	:	Protection of employees during investigation by inspector or pendency or proceeding before Appellate Tribunal in certain cases.
Section 636	:	Reduction of fees, charges, etc., payable to company.
Section 637	:	Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions under Act.
Section 637A	:	Power of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications.
Section 637AA	:	Power of Central Government to fix a limit with regard to remuneration.
Section 637B	:	Condonation of delays in certain cases.
Section 638	:	Annual report by Central Government.
Section 639	:	Annual reports on Government companies to be placed before Parliament, etc.
Section 640	:	Validation of registration of firms as members of charitable and other companies.
Section 640A	:	Exclusion of time required in obtaining copies of order of Court or Tribunal.
Section 640B	:	Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications.
Section 641	:	Power to alter Schedules.
Section 642	:	Power of Central Government to make rules.
Section 643	:	Power of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up.
Section 644	:	Repeal of Acts specified in Schedule XII.
Section 645	:	Saving of orders, rules, etc., in force at commencement of Act.
Section 646	:	Saving of operation of section 138 of Act 7 of 1913.
Section 647	:	Saving of pending proceedings for winding up.
Section 647A	:	Transfer of winding up proceedings to Tribunal.
Section 648	:	Saving of prosecutions instituted by liquidator or Court under section 237 of Act 7 of 1913.
Section 649	:	Construction of references to former enactments in documents.
Section 650	:	Construction of "registrar of joint stock companies" in Act 21 of 1860.
Section 651	:	Construction of references to extraordinary resolution in articles, etc.
Section 651A	:	Reference of winding up of companies in any law.
Section 652	:	Appointment under previous companies laws to have effect as if made under Act.
Section 653	:	Former registration offices continued.
Section 654	:	Registers under previous companies laws to be deemed to be part of registers under Act.
Section 655	:	Funds and accounts under Act to be in continuation of funds and accounts under previous companies laws.
Section 656	:	Saving of incorporation under repealed Acts.
Section 657	:	Saving of certain Tables under previous companies laws.
Section 658	:	Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) to apply in addition to sections 645 to 657 of Act.