Secretary rules 1988

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jagan (Querist)
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23 October 2013 Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Secretary) Rules, 1988 Section 2(3)says:
A company having a paid-up share capital of less than Rs.50 Lakhs may appoint any individual as its whole-time secretary to perform the duties of a secretary under the Companies Act, 1956, and any other ministerial or administrative duties :
No individual shall be appointed as secretary pursuant to sub-rule (3) unless he possesses any one or more of the following qualifications, namely :

(ii) pass in the Intermediate examination conducted either by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India constituted under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (No. 56 of 1980), or by the earlier Institute of Company Secretaries of India incorporated on 4th October, 1968, under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and licensed under section 25 of that Act ;

(iii) Post-graduate degree in commerce or corporate secretary ship granted by any university in India ;

My query is:
For a Co. with less than 50lakhs paidup capital, can a CS-Executive pass candidate be appointed as Secretary ? and what does it mean by Licensed u/s 25 of that Act ?

Can a Mcom graduate can also be appointed as secretary ?

Ajay Mishra

Ajay Mishra (Expert)
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23 October 2013 APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY
(Section 383A & Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Secretary) Rules, 1988)

1 Every company having paid-up share capital of not less than Rs. 5 Crores shall have whole time secretary [Rule 2(1)].

2 Where the paid up share capital is increased to Rs. 5 Crores or more, the Company shall appoint whole time secretary within a period of 1 year from the date of such increase [Proviso to Rule 2(4)].

3 A company having a paid up share capital of less than Rs. 2 Crores may appoint any individual, possessing qualification specified in Rule 2(4), as its whole time secretary to perform duties of secretary, and any other ministerial or administrative duties [Rule 2(3)].

4 A company having a paid up share capital of Rs. 2 Crores or more but less than Rs. 5 Crores may appoint any individual who is member of ICSI, as a whole time secretary [Rule 2(3A)].

5 A company having paid up capital of Rs. 10 lakhs or more but less than Rs. 5 Crores shall obtain Compliance Certificate from PCS provided if such company has appointed Whole Time Secretary who is member of ICSI then compliance certificate is not required to be obtained.

6 Where the BOD comprises only two directors, neither of them shall be secretary of the Company.

jagan

jagan (Querist)
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23 October 2013 Thank U Ajay sir

Ajay Mishra

Ajay Mishra (Expert)
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23 October 2013 My Pleasure......

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