Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
PART 111.
MANAGEMENT ANU ADXTNISTR~ATION OF COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIOXS
`38.` Every Company under this Act shall have a registered Office to Registered Office of whiclz all communications and noticessmay be acldressed. If Company. any Company under this Act carries on business witlzout having such an Office, it sliall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty rupees for every day during which business is so carried on.
, 39. Notice of the situation of such registered Office and of ally change Notice of situation therein shall be given to tlze Eegistrar and recorded by him. of registered Office. Until suclz notice is gi~en, tlic Compa~ly shall not be deemed to liave coiiiplied with the l~rovisions of this Act ~vitll respect to liaving a yegistered Office.
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40. Every Limited Company under this Act, n~llether limited by slzases publication of or by guarantee, shall pailit or aEx, and sl~all lcecl? painted `by` a Lilulted Compnny. or affixed, its name on tlze outside of every OBcc or place in which the busilless of tlic Company is carried on, in a cpilspjcuous position, in letters easily lcgiblc in thc 1Snglish language, a?zcl also, if the registcrecl Oficc be situate ill a Districl Iscyond tllc local liinits of tllc o~clinary original
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ACT No. X `OF` 1866.
Civil jurisdiction of a High Court, in one of the vernacular languages used in such District, and shall have its name engraven in legible characters in sucll language or languages on its seal, and shall have its name mentioned in legible characters in such language or languages in all notices, advertisements ancl other official publications of such Company, and in all Bills of Exchange, Hundis, Promissory Notes, endorsements, cheques and orders for moiicy or 'goods purporting to be signed by or on belialf of such Company, and in all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts anrl letters of credit of the Company.
`41.` If any Limited Compmy under this Act does not paint or affix ancl penalties on non. keep paintecl or affixed its name, in manner directed by this publieation Of name. Act, it shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty rupees for not so painting or aflixing its name and for every day during whicli such nami: is not so kept painted or affixed. Every Director and Manager of tlie Company who s1za;ll knowingly mid wilfully authorize or permit such default shall be liable to the like penalty. If any Director, Manager or Officer of such Company, or any person on its belialf, uses or authorizes the use of any seal purporting to be a seal of the Company whereon its nameis not so engraven as aforesaid, or issues or authorizes the issue of any notice, advertisement or other official publication of such Company, or signs or authorizes to be signed on behalf of such Company, any Bill of Exchange, Eundi, Promisso~y Note, endorsement, cheque, oyder for money or goods, or issi1es OT anthorjzes to be issued any bill of parcels, invoice, ~ c e i p t or letter of credit of the Company wherein its name is not mentioned in manner aforesaid, he shall be lia121e ijo :t penalty of one thousand rupees, and shall further be ,personally liable to the lzolder of any such Bill of Exchailge, Hundi, Promissory Note, cheque or order for money or goods, for the amount thereof, unless the same is duly paid by the Company.
Source: India Code