Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
10. In section 205A of the principal Act,—
(a) for sub-section (5), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(5) Any money transferred to the unpaid dividend account of a company in pursuance of this section which remains unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date of such transfer shall be transferred by the company to the Fund established under sub-section (1) of section 205C.";
(b) in sub-section (6),—
(i) for the words "general revenue account of the Central Government", the words, figures and letter "Fund established under section 205C" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the words "to such officer as the Central Government may appoint", the words "to such authority or committee as the Central Government may appoint" shall be substituted;
(c) for sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(7) The company shall be entitled to a receipt from the authority or committee under sub-section (4) of section 205C for any money transferred by it to the Fund and such a receipt shall be an effectual discharge of the company in respect thereof.".
Source: India Code