Central Government appointed the 21st December, 2020 as the date on which certain provisions of the following sections of the Companies Act, 2013 shall come into force:
| Sections | Particulars | 
| 8(11) | Default in compliance of requirements of Section 8 (Formation of Companies with charitable objects) | 
| 26(9) | Matters to be stated in prospectus (Penal Provisions) | 
| 40(5) | Securities to be Dealt with in Stock Exchanges (Penal provisions) | 
| 48(5) | Variation of shareholder’s right (Penal provision) | 
| 56(6) | Transfer or transmission of shares (Penal Provisions) | 
| 59(5) | Rectification of Register of members (Penal Provisions) | 
| 64(2) | Notice to be Given to Registrar for Alteration of Share Capital (Penal provisions) | 
| 66(11) | Reduction of share capital (Penal provisions) | 
| 68(11) | Power of company to purchase its own securities | 
| 71(11) | Debentures | 
| 88(5) | Register of Members | 
| 89(5) | Declaration in respect to Beneficial Interest Of Shares | 
| 89(7) | Declaration in respect to Beneficial Interest Of Shares | 
| 90(11) | Register of significant beneficial owners in a company | 
| 92(5) & (6) | Annual Return | 
| 105(5) | Proxies | 
| 117(2) | Resolutions and agreements to be filed (Penal Provisions) | 
| 128(6) | Books of Account, etc., to be kept by Company | 
| 134(8) | Financial Statement, Board’s Report, etc. | 
| 137(3) | Copy of Financial Statement to be Filed with Registrar | 
| 140(3) | Removal, Resignation of Auditor and Giving of Special Notice | 
| 143(15) | Powers and Duties of Auditors and Auditing Standards | 
| 147(1) & (2) | Punishment for Contravention | 
| 165(6) | Number of Directorships | 
| 167(2) | Vacation of Office of Director | 
| 172 | Punishment | 
| 178 | Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee | 
| 184(4) | Disclosure of Interest by Director | 
| 187(4) | Investments of Company to be Held in its Own Name | 
| 188(5) | Related Party Transaction | 
| 204(4) | Secretarial Audit for Bigger Companies | 
| 232(8) | Merger and Amalgamation of Companies | 
| 242(8) | Powers of Tribunal | 
| 243(2) | Consequence of Termination or Modification of Certain Agreements | 
| 284(2) | Promoters, Directors, etc., to Cooperate with Company Liquidator. | 
| 284(3) | Promoters, Directors, etc., to Cooperate with Company Liquidator | 
| 302(3) | Dissolution of Company by Tribunal. | 
| 302(4) | Dissolution of Company by Tribunal. | 
| 342(6) | Prosecution of Delinquent Officers and Members of Company | 
| 347(4) | Disposal of Books and Papers of Company | 
| 348(6) | Information as to Pending Liquidations. | 
| 348(7) | Information as to Pending Liquidations. | 
| 356(2) | Powers of Tribunal to Declare Dissolution of Company Void. | 
| 392 | Punishment for Contravention | 
| 405 | Power of Central Government to Direct Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics. | 
| 441 | Compounding of Certain Offences | 
| 450 | Punishment Where No Specific Penalty or Punishment is Provided | 
The said Notification can be accessed through the following link: MCA_Notif_S.O.4646(E)_21.12.2020_Commencement Notification
