Companies Act, 2017 — section 57

57. Prospectus..—(1) No prospectus shall be issued by or on behalf of a company unless on or before the date of its publication, a copy thereof signed by every person who is named therein as a director or proposed director of the company has been filed with the registrar.

(2)In case of any contravention of this section, the company and every person who is a party to the issue, publication or circulation of the prospectus shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding of level 2 on the standard scale.