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Investor Education and Protection Fund (awareness and protection of investors) Rules, 2001.
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....he Companies Act, 1956; (b) 'Fund' means the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established under sub-section (1) of section 205C of the Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); (c) 'Ministry' or 'Department' means Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing the Company Affairs; (d) 'Committee'/'Sub-Committee' means the Committee specified by Central Government under sub-section (4) of section 205C of the Act to administer the Fund. (e) 'Form' means forms prescribed by these rules; (f) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein but defined in the Act shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Credits to the Fund (i) Any amount required to be credited by the companies to the Fund, as provided in the Act shall be remitted into the concerned specified branches of Punjab National Bank, within a period of thirty days of such amounts becoming due to be credited to the Fund and the amount so credited shall be accounted for as provided in Rule 4 below : (ii) &n....
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.... Unclaimed and unpaid dividends, deposits and debentures, etc. of Investors in Companies : (a) Unpaid dividend. (b) Unpaid application money received by Companies for allotment of securities and due for refund. (c) Unpaid Matured Deposit. (d) Unpaid Matured Debentures. (e) Interest accrued on (a) to (d). (i) Interest on unpaid dividend. (ii) Interest on unpaid application money received by Companies for allotment of securities and due for refund. (iii) Interest on unpaid matured deposits. (iv) Interest on unpaid matured debentures. Note : (a) to (d) shall be sub-heads (i) to (iv) shall be detailed heads. (i) (B) Grants and donations given to the Fund by the State Governments, Companies or any other Institutions will be credited under a separate Sub-Head under the Minor Head '800 - Other Receipts' below the Major Head '0075-Miscellaneous General Services'. (ii) All expenditure for the purposes of carrying out the objects for which the Fund has been e....
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.... and Symposia; (c) Proposals for registration of Voluntary Associations or Institution or other Organisations engaged in Investor Education and Protection activities; (d) Proposals for projects for Investors' Education and Protection including research activities and proposals for financing such projects; (e) Coordinating with institutions engaged in Investor Education, awareness, and protection activities; The Committee may also be entrusted with such other functions for carrying out the objects for which the Fund has been established. (f) (i) The Committee may appoint one or more sub-committees whenever it considers necessary to facilitate efficient and speedy discharge of its functions. (ii) Sub-committee shall be constituted from amongst the members. (iii) The Chairperson of the Committee may nominate any one of the members of the sub-committee as its convenor and where no such nomination has been made the members of the sub-committee elect a convenor amongst themselve....
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....e may be, may invite any person to attend any meeting of the Committee or sub-committee as a special invitee but such person shall not be entitled to vote. 11. Agenda (i) At least seven clear days before any meeting of the Committee or a sub-committee, except meetings referred to in proviso to sub-rule (iv) to rule 10, a list of business proposed to be transacted at the meeting shall be sent to the members of the Committee or of a sub-committee, as the case may be. (ii) No business, not included in the list of business, shall be transacted at a meeting without the permission of the Chairperson presiding over the meeting. 12. Voting (i) Every question brought before any meeting of the Committee or sub-committee, as the case may be, shall be decided by a majority vote of members present and voting at the meeting. No member shall vote by proxy. (ii) In the event of equality of votes, at a meeting, the Chairperson or the convenor, as the case may be or in his absence, the person presiding, shall have a second or casting vote. Minutes 13. The minutes of the meeting of the Committee or sub-committee s....
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....the copy of the challan) 1. Name of the company and Address of its registered office: 2. Date of payment of amount to the Fund. 3. Particulars of the Challan: Mode of payment (DD/Cash): 4. Details of the amount which are credited to the Fund: (a) amounts in the unpaid dividend accounts of companies; (b) the application moneys received by companies for allotment of any securities and due for refund; (c) matured deposits with companies; (d) matured debentures with companies; (e) interest accrued on the amounts referred to in clauses (a) to (d) be shown separately for each item, both in challan and in this Form; (f) grants and donations. Financial year(s) to which the amount(s) relates. 5. Details of filing Form 1A under sections 205A(6) and (7) of the Companies Act, 1956. Signature of Person presenting the return Place and date Date Certificate from auditors ....
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....; 4. Principal office bearer: Address: 5. Organisational structure (a) Office Bearers: Name Educational Qualifications Occupation/ Profession Experience (Specify in number of years of experience as investor either in primary or secondary market) Remuneration received from the Association President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer (b) How elected or appointed or nominated and what is the frequency of election to the Board (c) Total number of employees (For the last three years) 6. Membership (For last three years) (a) Total Number (b) Number of Members who are (i) Investors (ii) Connected with Investment activities (iii) Professionals 7. Financial Information (a) Source of Funds (Information for ....