Section 388 of Companies Act, 2013

388. Provisions as to expert’s consent and allotment

(1) No person shall issue, circulate or distribute in India any prospectus offering

for subscription in securities of a company incorporated or to be incorporated outside India,

whether the company has or has not been established, or when formed will or will not

establish, a place of business in India,—

(a) if, where the prospectus includes a statement purporting to be made by an

expert, he has not given, or has before delivery of the prospectus for registration

withdrawn, his written consent to the issue of the prospectus with the statement

included in the form and context in which it is included, or there does not appear in the

prospectus a statement that he has given and has not withdrawn his consent as

aforesaid; or

(b) if the prospectus does not have the effect, where an application is made in

pursuance thereof, of rendering all persons concerned bound by all the provisions of

sections 33 and 40, so far as applicable.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a statement shall be deemed to be included in a

prospectus, if it is contained in any report or memorandum appearing on the face thereof or

by reference incorporated therein or issued therewith.

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