Act Number: 56

Act Name: The Company Secretaries Act, 1980

Year: 1980

Enactment Date: 1980-12-10

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the regulation and development of the profession of Company Secretaries.

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 Register;
         (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.
         (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 him a copy of such list 4[on payment of such amount as may be prescribed].
         5[(4) Every member of the Institute shall, on his name being entered in the Register, pay such annual membership fee as may be determined, by notification, by the Council, 6[***]:
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Notes:
1. Subs by Act 12 of 2022, s. 86, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 10-5-2022)
2. Subs by ,s. 86, ibid for "Register" (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
3. Ins by s. 86, ibid., (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
4. Ins. by Act 8 of 2006, s. 17 (w.e.f. 17-11-2006).
5. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 17-11-2006).
6. The words ,which shall not exceed rupees five thousand omitted by Act 12 of 2022, s.86 (w.e.f. 10-5-2022)
7. The proviso omitted by s. 86, ibid (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
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