Main condition for Section 8 Company registration

The objective of section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 is to provide special benefits and privileges to such organisations, which are formed for the following purposes and where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Central Government that a person or an association of persons proposed to be registered under this

Act as a limited company—

(a) has in its objects the promotion of commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object;

(b) intends to apply its profits, if any, or other income in promoting its objects; and

(c) intends to prohibit the payment of any dividend to its members.

Under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 in addition to the existing charitable objects, new objects relating to protection of environment have also been included.