Section 2, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 [S27-GJ1]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 21 March 2016.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "company" means a company incorporated under this Act or under any previous company law; (b) "officer" includes any director, manager or key managerial personnel or any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the Board of Directors or any one or more of the directors is or are accustomed to act; (c) "Registrar" means a Registrar, an Additional Registrar, a Joint Registrar, a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar, having the duty of registering companies and discharging various functions under this Act; (d) "Tribunal" means the National Company Law Tribunal constituted under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); (e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Defined terms in this text (4)
company: Section 2, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 [S27GJ1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "company" means a company incorporated under this Act or under any previous company law
company: 13 more definitions.
officer: Section 2, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 [S27GJ1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "officer" includes any director, manager or key managerial personnel or any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the Board of Directors or any one or more of the directors is or are accustomed to act
officer: 11 more definitions.
Registrar: Section 2, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 [S27GJ1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Registrar" means a Registrar, an Additional Registrar, a Joint Registrar, a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar, having the duty of registering companies and discharging various functions under this Act
Registrar: 79 more definitions.
Tribunal: Section 2, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 [S27GJ1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Tribunal" means the National Company Law Tribunal constituted under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)
Tribunal: 11 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (1)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Licensing of The winding up of a company) Bye-laws, 2020 [R11-M3K], 16 July 2020, in force. The text contains " (c) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Cited by (4)
Rule 2, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Rules, 2019 [S29-JT6], 12 December 2019, Band A. " (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Section 2, IBBI (Forms of Directors) Regulations, 2018 [S2V-DTH], 12 June 2018, Band A. " (c) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Section 2, IBBI (Inspection of Creditors) Regulations, 2024 [S2Y-D8X], 3 May 2024, Band A. " (c) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Section 2, IBBI (Records and Returns of Officers of a company) Regulations, 2025 [S2Z-3VB], 22 September 2025, Band A. " (c) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Not held (1)
"section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013"
Duties published under this section (0)
none