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Statement In Lieu Of Prospectus (Section 70)

A company having a share capital which does not issue a prospectus or which has issued a prospectus but has not proceeded to allot any of the shares offered to the public for subscription, shall not allot any of its shares or debentures, unless at least three days before the allotment of shares or debentures, this has been delivered to the Registrar for registration a ‘statement in lieu of prospectus’ signed by every person who is named therein as a director or a proposed director of the company or by his agent authorized in writing, in the form and containing the particulars set out in Part I of Schedule III and setting out the reports specified in Part II of Schedule III subject to the provisions contained in Part III of that Schedule (Section 70).

A private company on becoming a public company shall deliver to the Registrar a statement in lieu of prospectus in the form containing the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule IV with report set out in Part II of Schedule IV subject to the provisions contained in Part III of that Schedule [Section 44(2) (b)].

If the company acts in contravention of the provisions, the company and every director who is at fault shall be punishable with fine which may extent to Rs. 1,000/-.

If the ‘statement in lieu of prospectus’ include any untrue statement, any person who authorized the delivery of the statement in lieu of prospectus shall be, punishable with imprisonment up to two years or with fine which may extent to Rs. 5,000/- or with both. He can avoid liability if he proves either that the statement was immaterial or that he had reasonable ground to believe that the statement was immaterial or that he had reasonable ground to believe that the statement was true. The civil and criminal liability for mis-statements or misrepresentations is the same as in the case of a prospectus [Section 70(5)].