Question

difine a prospectus and state it's constant

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Answer 1

Companies Act describes a prospectus as “any document issued as a prospectus and includes any notice, circular, advertisement or other document inviting deposits from the public or inviting offers from the public for the subscription or purchase of any share in, or debentures of a body corporate.”

Answer 2

Answer:

Meaning of Prospectus:

Sec. 2(36) of the Companies Act describes a prospectus as “any document issued as a prospectus and includes any notice, circular, advertisement or other document inviting deposits from the public or inviting offers from the public for the subscription or purchase of any share in, or debentures of a body corporate.”

In other words, it is a document which invites deposits from the public or invites offers from the public for the subscription of shares in, or debentures of, a company. The words “inviting deposits from the public” were added by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1974.