Companies Act, 1956

Section - 224 - Appointment and remuneration of auditors

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Appointment and remuneration of auditors.

224.  [(1) Every company shall, at each annual general meeting, appoint an auditor or auditors to hold office from the conclusion of that meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting and shall, within seven days of the appointment, give intimation thereof to every auditor so appointed [***]:

[Provided that before any appointment or re-appointment of auditor or auditors is made by any company at any annual general meeting, a written certificate shall be obtained by the company from the auditor or auditors proposed to be so appointed to the effect that the appointment or reappointment, if made, will be in accordance with the limits specified in sub-section (1B).]

(1A) Every auditor appointed under sub-section (1) [***] shall within thirty days of the receipt from the company of the intimation of his appointment, inform the Registrar in writing that he has accepted, or refused to accept, the appointment.]

[(1B) On an .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store