Companies Act 1956

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Companies Act 1956
Parliament of India
Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies and certain other associations
Citation	Act No. 1 of 1956
Territorial extent	India
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Enacted	18 January 1956
Commenced	1 April 1956 and amendment 2015
Repeals
Some provisions of the Act are still in force (as per Ministry of Corporate Affairs Website)
Status: Repealed

The Companies Act 1956 was an Act of the Parliament of India, enacted in 1956, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, and set out the responsibilities of companies, their directors and secretaries.^[1] It was repealed and replaced by the Companies Act 2013.