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Section 45: Numbering of shares

Companies Act, 2013 · Chapter IV: Share Capital And Debentures · In force

This section is for requiring companies with share capital to assign a distinctive number to each share.

The section, clause by clause

What the section says
In plain terms
Every share in a company having a share capital shall be distinguished by its distinctive number:
provisoProvided that nothing in this section shall apply to a share held by a person whose name is entered as holder of beneficial interest in such share in the records of a depository.

The right-hand column is written from the section text, not quoted from it, and it has no legal force. Where the two differ, the left-hand column is the law.

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Reproduced from the official India Code print for reference. Check the current text on India Code before you rely on it, and read the section alongside its Rules. Nothing here is legal advice.