157Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
(1) Every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government with such fees as may be prescribed or with such additional fees as may be prescribed 1*** and every such intimation shall be furnished in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
2[(2) If any company fails to furnish the Director Identification Number under sub-section (1), such company shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees and in case of continuing failure, with a further penalty of one hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees, and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of not less than twenty-five thousand rupees and in case of continuing failure, with a further penalty of one hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees.]
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1. The words and figures "within the time specified under section 403" omitted by s. 49, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-5-2018).
2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2019, s. 24, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 2-11-2018).
- 149 Company to have Board of Director
- 150 Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of data bank of independent directors
- 151 Appointment of director elected by small shareholders
- 152 Appointment of director
- 153 Application for allotment of Director Identification Number
- 154 Allotment of Director Identification Number
- 155 Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number
- 156 Director to intimate Director Identification Numbe
- 157 Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
- 158 Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number
- 159 Penalty for default of certain provision
- 160 Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship
- 161 Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director
- 162 Appointment of directors to be voted individually
- 163 Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors
- 164 Disqualifications for appointment of director
- 165 Number of directorships
- 166 Duties of directors
- 167 Vacation of office of director
- 168 Resignation of director
- 169 Removal of director
- 170 Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding
- 171 Members‘ right to inspect
- 172 Punishment