Companies Act · XII — MEETINGS OF BOARD AND ITS POWERS

Section 193. Contract by One Person Company

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

193. Contract by One Person Company. —(1) Where One Person Company limited by shares or by guarantee enters into a contract with the sole member of the company who is also the director of the company, the company shall, unless the contract is in writing, ensure that the terms of the contract or offer are contained in a memorandum or are recorded in the minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the company held next after entering into contract: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to contracts entered into by the company in the ordinary course of its business. (2) The company shall inform the Registrar about every contract entered into by the company and recorded in the minutes of the meeting of its Board of Directors under sub-section (1) within a period of fifteen days of the date of approval by the Board of Directors. 194. [ Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel .] Omitted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (1 of 2018), s . 64 ( w.e.f . 9-2-2018). 195. [ Prohibition on insider trading of securities .] Omitted by s . 65, ibid . ( w.e.f . 9-2-2018). 1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2019, s. 28, for sub-section (5) (w.e.f. 2-11-2018).

Source: India Code