Financial Laws and Legislations

FINANCIAL LAWS & LEGISLATIONS

( A ) T HE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF CONRACT

Definition of Contract, Essential Elements of a valid contract

CHAPTER 2 : CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTS

Voidable Contract, Void Agreement and Void Contract, Illegal Agreement, Unenforceable Contract, Express Contract, Implied

Contract, E – Commerce Contract, Executed Contract, Executory  Contract, Unilateral Contract

CHAPTER 3 : VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CONTRACT

Offer and Acceptance, Consideration, Capacity to Contract, Free Consent, Legality of Object Contingent Contracts, Performance and

Discharge of Contract, Breach of Contract

CHAPTER 4 : SPECIAL TYPES OF CONTRACTS

Quasi Contracts, Indemnity and Guarantee, Bailment and Pledge,Contract of Agency

( B ) NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881

CHAPTER 1 : NATURE OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

Definition, Characteristics and Types of Negotiable Instruments, Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange and Cheque, Crossing of Cheques

CHAPTER 2 : CLASSIFICATION OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

Bearer and Order Instruments, Inland and Foreign Instruments,Instruments Payable on Demand, Time Instruments, Accommodation

Bill, Fictitious Bill, Documentary and Clean Bill, Escrow, Inchoate Instrument, Hundis, Maturity, Grace Days and Interest on Bills and

Notes.

CHAPTER 3 : PARTIES TO A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT

Holder and Holder in Due Course, Liability of Parties

CHAPTER 4 : NEGOTIATION

Transfer by Negotiation and Transfer by Assignment, Endorsement, Instruments Obtained by unlawful means

CHAPTER 5 : PRESENTMENT OF A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT

Presentment for Acceptance, Presentment for Sight, Presentment for Payment

CHAPTER 6 : DISHONOUR OF A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT

Dishonour by non- acceptance and dishonour by non-payment, Notice of Dishonour, Noting and Protesting, Rules as to Compensation,

Penalties in Case of Dishonour of Certain Cheques for Insufficiency of Funds, Discharge of Negotiable Instrument, Rules of Evidence, 

Estoppels and International Law

( C ) THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956

CHAPTER 1 : KINDS OF COMPANIES

Private Company and Public Company, Holding Company and Subsidiary Company, Government Company, Foreign Company

CHAPTER 2 : FORMATION OF COMPANY

Incorporation of Company, Promoter, Pre-Incorporation Contracts

CHAPTER 3 : MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

Contents of Memorandum, Alteration of Memorandum

CHAPTER 4 : ARTICLES OF ASSOCAITION

Contents of Articles, Alteration of Articles

CHAPTER 5: PROSPECTUS

Definition, Dating of Prospectus, Shelf Prospectus, Information Memorandum, Red – Herring Prospectus, Abridged Prospectus, Offer

Document, Contents of Prospectus , Misstatements in Prospectus and Their Consequences, Statement in Lieu of Prospectus

CHAPTER 6 : SHARE CAPITAL & SHARES

Meaning of Share Capital & Types of Share Capital, Meaning of Share & Type of SharesStatutory Requirements Relating to :

Minimum Subscription, Underwriting of Shares, Allotment of Shares,Listing of Shares, Buy back of Shares, Shares Certificate, Issuing

Shares at Premium, Sweat Equity, ESOP, ESPPs, Rights Issue, Bonus Issue.

CHAPTER 7 : LOANS, INVESTMENTS, DEPOSITS

Legal Provisions Relating to :

Inter Corporate Investments, Inter Corporate Loans, Borrowing of Funds by Company, Borrowing Powers of Company, Debentures,

Types of Debentures & Issue of Debentures, Mortgage, Types of Mortgage, Charge, Registration of Charge, Types of Charge,

Accepting Deposits from Public

CHAPTER 8 : COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Directors, Appointment of Directors, Powers and Duties of Directors,Disqualification of Directors, Meetings of Directors, Managerial

Remuneration and Managing Director.

CHAPTER 9 : ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Books to be kept by the Company, Annual Accounts and Balance Sheet, Filling of Accounts with the Registrar, Appointment of

Auditors, Rights and Duties of Auditors, Disqualification of Auditors.

( D ) THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT 1999

Definitions, Regulation and Management of Foreign Exchange, Authorized Person, Contravention and Penalties, Adjudication and

Appeal, Directorate of Enforcement

( E ) SECURITIES EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SEBI) ACT 1992

Management of Board, Functions & Powers of Board, Securities Appellate Tribunal.

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