Act Number: 38

Act Name: The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949

Year: 1949

Enactment Date: 1949-05-01

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the regulation of the profession of chartered accountants.

Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Department:

Section 19: Register of members.
    1[(1) The Council shall maintain a Register of members of the Institute in such manner as may be prescribed.]
     (2) The 2[Register of members] shall include the following particulars about every member of the Institute, namely,--
         (a) his full name, date of birth domicile, residential and professional addresses;
         (b) the date on which his name is entered in the 2[Register of members];
         (c) his qualifications;
3[(ca) whether any actionable information or complaint is pending or any penalty has been imposed against him under Chapter V, including details thereof, if any;]
         (d) whether he holds a certificate of practice; and
         (e) any other particulars which may be prescribed.
     4[(3) The council shall cause to be published in such manner as may be prescribed, a list of members of the Institute as on the 1st day of April of each year, and shall, if requested to do so by any such member, send to him a copy of such list 5[on payment of such amount as may be prescribed].]
     6[(4) Every member of the Institute shall, on his name being entered in the 2[Register of members], pay such annual membership fee as may be determined, by notification, by the Council 7***.
     8*                        *                        *                    *                    .]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
2. Subs. by Act 12 of 2022, s. 18, for "Register" (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
3. Ins. by s.18, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
4. Subs. by Act 15 of 1959, s. 17, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 1-7-1959).
5. Ins. by Act 9 of 2006, s. 16 (w.e.f. 17-11-2006).
6. Subs. by Act 9 of 2006, s. 16, for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 8-8-2006).
7. The words , which shall not exceed rupees five thousand omitted by Act 12 of 2022, s. 18 (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
8. The Proviso omitted by s. 18, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
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