CHAPTER III
PROSPECTUS AND ALLOTMENT OF SECURITIES
PART I.—Public offer
Public offer and private placement.
023. (1) A public company may issue securities—
(a) to public through prospectus (herein referred to as "public offer") by complying with the provisions of this Part; or
(b) through private placement by complying with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter; or
(c) through a rights issue or a bonus issue in accordance with the provisions of this Act and in case of a listed company or a company which intends to got its securities listed also with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992.) and the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(2) A private company may issue securities only through private placement by complying with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this Chapter, "public offer" includes initial public offer or further public offer of securities by a company to the public or an offer for sale of securities to the public by an existing shareholder.
