Website – Compliance under Companies Act, 2013
What is Website? A Website is a set of related web pages located under a single domain name. Commonly it is also known as virtual address and website of a Company gives company a virtual existence on the internet. In current world, having a website is must for every Business. The Internet has grown at an incredibly fast speed, reaching 3.68 billion users (40% of world’s population) by December 2015. Today, it is almost criminal for a business to not be online. Does Companies Act, 2013 mandates Company to have its own website like Registered Office address? Answer is NO. It is not mandatory for Company to have its own website. The Companies Act, 2013, Rules or notification issued under the Companies Act, 2013 does not mandates the Company to have its own website. However, for Listed Companies, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has made it mandatory to maintain a functional and updated website with effect from April 2011 [Initially under Listing Agreement and t...