Lawgist6Transfer of undertakings of the Company from an existing Government company to a new Government company
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 3 and 4, where the undertakings of the Company have been directed, under sub-section (1) of section 5, to vest in an existing Government company, the Central Government may, if it is satisfied that a new Government company is willing to comply, or has complied, with such terms and conditions as that Government may think fit to impose, declare, by notification, that the undertakings of the Company be transferred to that new Government company; and on the issue of such declaration, the right, title and interest of the Company in relation to its undertakings, which had been directed under sub-section (1) of section 5 to vest in an existing Government company, shall, instead of continuing to vest in that existing Government company, vest in that new Government company with effect from the date on which such declaration is made.
(2) Where the right, title and interest of the existing Government company in relation to the undertakings of the Company vest under sub-section (1) in a new Government company, that new Government company shall, on and from the date of such vesting, be deemed to have become the owner in relation to such undertakings and the rights and liabilities of the existing Government company in relation to such undertakings shall, on and from the date of such vesting, be deemed to have become the rights and liabilities, respectively, of that new Government company.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Transfer to, and vesting in, the Central Government of the undertakings of the Company
- 4 General effect of vesting
- 5 Power of Central Government to direct vesting of the undertakings of the Company in an existing Government company
- 6 Transfer of undertakings of the Company from an existing Government company to a new Government company
- 7 Company to be liable for certain prior liabilities
- 8 Payment of amount
- 9 Payment of further amount
- 10 Management, etc., of the undertakings of the Company
- 11 Duty of persons in charge of management of the undertakings of the Company to deliver all assets, etc
- 12 Duty of persons to account for assets, etc., in their possession
- 13 Continuance of employees
- 14 Provident fund and other funds
- 15 Appointment of Commissioner of Payments
- 16 Payment by the Central Government to the Commissioner
- 17 Certain powers of the Central Government or Government company
- 18 Claims to be made to the Commissioner
- 19 Priority of claims
- 20 Examination of claims
- 21 Admission or rejection of claims
- 22 Disbursement of money by the Commissioner
- 23 Disbursement of amounts to the Company
- 24 Undisbursed or unclaimed amount to be deposited with the general revenue account
- 25 Act to have overriding effect
- 26 Assumption of liability
- 27 Management to continue to vest in the Custodian until alternative arrangements have been made
- 28 Contracts to cease to have effect unless ratified by the Central Government or the Government company
- 29 Penalties
- 30 Offences by companies
- 31 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 32 Delegation of powers
- 33 Power to make rules
- 34 Power to remove difficulties
- 35 Repeal and saving
