BOARD MEETING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013.
Meeting through video conferencing companies act 2013. 1 Every Company shall make necessary arrangements to avoid failure of video or audio visual. For the under mentioned matters well need actual meeting of the Board physically only through VCAC is not allowed. Extract of Section 1732 of Companies Act 2013 which deals in the matters not to be dealt with in a meeting through Video Conferencing or other Audio Visual Means.
In case of public company the recorded transcript shall also be made available on the website of the company. 202020 dated May 05 2020. With the advent of Companies Act 2013 the Act holding of Board meetings through video conferencing or other audio visual was permitted under the law.
Section 1732 of the Companies Act 2013 says the participation of directors in a meeting of the Board may be either in person or through video conferencing or other audio visual means as may be prescribed which are capable of recording and recognizing the participation of the directors and recording and storing the proceeding of such meetings along with the date and time. Section 173 1 of the Act specifies that every company shall hold the first meeting of the board of directors of the company Board within thirty days of the date of the companys incorporation and thereafter hold a minimum. The Act in itself makes no provision facilitating shareholders meetings through video conferencing and other audio visual means.
For the first time the Act facilitated the concept of e-voting. As per Section 173 2 of Companies Act 2013 Every Company can hold a Board Meeting through video conferencing or other audio-visual means which are capable of recording and recognizing the participation of the directors and of recording and storing the proceedings of such meetings along with date and time. Section 173 of the Companies Act 2013 Act elaborates on the manner in which board meetings are to be conducted.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has given relaxations to Companies to conduct the meeting through Video Conferencing or other audio-visual means vide General Circular No. Board Meeting through Video Conferencing under Companies Act 2013. As stated in Section 173 2 of Companies Act 2013 read with Rule 3 of the Companies Meetings of Board and its Powers Rules 2014 The participation of directors in a meeting of the Board may be either in person or through video conferencing or other audio visual means as may be.
Procedure for Holding Board Meeting Through Video Conferencing Under Companies Act 2013 A Company shall comply with the following procedure for convening and conducting the Board meetings through video conferencing or other audio visual means. 3 Meetings of Board Through Video Conferencing or Other Audio Visual Means. Governing provision for Annual General Meeting of the Companies Act 2013 including rules framed thereunder.