The Company Secretaries Act, 1980

Reciprocity (1) Where any country notified by the Central Government in this behalf in the Official Gazette, prevents persons of Indian domicile from becoming members of any institution similar to the Institute established under this Act or from practising the profession of Company Secretaryship or subjects them to unfair discrimination in that country, no subject of any such […]

Maintenance of branch offices (1) Where a Company Secretary in practice or a firm of such Company Secretaries has more than one office in India, each one of such offices shall be in the separate charge of a member of the Institute: Provided that the Council may in suitable cases exempt any Company Secretary in practice or firm of such Company Secretaries

Members, etc. to be public servants The Chairperson, Presiding Officer, members and other officers and employees of the Authority, Disciplinary Committee, Tribunal, Board, Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Directorate shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.]   Amendment 1 Inserted by The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006 w.e.f. 17-11-2006

Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the Council or the Authority or the Disciplinary Committee or the Tribunal or the Board or the Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Directorate or any officer of that Government, Council, Authority, Disciplinary Committee, Tribunal, Board, Board of Discipline, or the Disciplinary Directorate, for any thing which is in good

Directions of the Central Government (1) The Central Government may, from time to time, issue such directions to the Council as in the opinion of the Central Government are conducive to the fulfillment of the objects of this Act and in the discharge of its functions, the Council shall be bound to carry out any such directions. (2) Directions

Alteration in the Register and cancellation of certificate (1) Where an order is made under this Act reprimanding a member, record of the punishment shall be entered against his name in the Register. (2) Where the name of any member is removed, the certificate of practice granted to him under this Act shall be recalled

Provisions respecting employees of the dissolved company 1) Every person employed in the dissolved company and continuing in its employment immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, as from such commencement, become an employee of the Institute, shall hold his office or service therein by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions

Transfer of assets and liabilities of the dissolved company to the Institute (1) On the commencement of this Act, there shall be transferred to and vested in the Institute all the assets and liabilities of the dissolved company. (2) The assets of the dissolved company shall be deemed to include all rights and powers, and all property,

Dissolution of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India registered under the Companies Act On the commencement of this Act— (a) the company known as the Institute of Company Secretaries of India registered under the Companies Act shall stand dissolved and thereafter no person shall make, assert or take any claims or demands or proceedings against the dissolved company

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