Chartered Accountants Act, 1949
Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencementSection - 2 - Interpretation
Section - 3 - Incorporation of the Institute
Section - 4 - Entry of names in the Register
Section - 5 - Fellows and Associates
Section - 6 - Certificate of practice
Section - 7 - Members to be known as Chartered Accountants
Section - 8 - Disabilities
Section - 9 - Constitution of the Council of the Institute
Section - 9A - Co-ordination Committee
Section - 10 - Re-election or re-nomination to Council
Section - 10A - Settlement of dispute regarding election
Section - 10B - Establishment of Tribunal
Section - 11 - Nomination in default of election or nomination
Section - 12 - President and Vice-President
Section - 13 - Resignation of membership and casual vacancies
Section - 14 - Duration and dissolution of Council
Section - 15 - Functions of Council
Section - 15A - Imparting education by Universities and other bodies
Section - 15B - Functions of Institute
Section - 16 - Officers and employees, salary, allowances, etc
Section - 17 - Committees of the Council
Section - 18 - Finances of the Council
Section - 19 - Register
Section - 20 - Removal from the Register
Section - 20A - Registration of firms
Section - 20B - Register of firms
Section - 20C - Removal from Register of firms
Section - 20D - Review before Council
Section - 21 - Disciplinary Directorate
Section - 21A - Board of Discipline
Section - 21B - Disciplinary Committee
Section - 21C - Authority, Disciplinary Committee, Board of Discipline and Director (Discipline) to have powers of civil court
Section - 21D - Transitional Provisions
Section - 22 - Professional or other misconduct defined
Section - 22A - Constitution of Appellate Authority
Section - 22B - Term of office of Chairperson and members of Authority
Section - 22C - Allowances and conditions of service of Chairperson and members of Authority
Section - 22D - Procedure to be regulated by Authority
Section - 22E - Officers and other staff of Authority
Section - 22F - Resignation and removal of Chairperson and members
Section - 22G - Appeal to Authority
Section - 23 - Constitution and functions of Regional Councils
Section - 24 - Penalty for falsely claiming to be a member, etc
Section - 24A - Penalty for using name of the Council, awarding degrees of chartered accountancy, etc
Section - 25 - Companies not to engage in accountancy
Section - 26 - Unqualified persons not to sign documents
Section - 27 - Maintenance of branch offices
Section - 28 - Sanction to prosecute
Section - 28A - Establishment of Quality Review Board
Section - 28B - Functions of Board
Section - 28C - Procedure of Board
Section - 28D - Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and members of Board and its expenditure
Section - 29 - Reciprocity
Section - 29A - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section - 30 - Power to make regulations
Section - 30A - Powers of Central Government to direct regulations to be made or to make or amend regulations
Section - 30B - Rules, regulations and notifications to be laid before Parliament
Section - 30C - Power of Central Government to issue directions
Section - 30D - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section - 30E - Members, etc., to be public servants
Section - 31 - Construction of references
Section - 32 - Act not to affect right of accountants to practise as such in 65a[Part B States
Section - 33 - Amendment of section 144, Indian Companies Act, 1913
First Schedule - See sections 21(3), 21A(3) and 22
Second Schedule - See sections 21(3), 21B(3) and 22
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