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Q 1. Why Secretarial Standard – 1 along with other Standards are formulated? Ans: This was to ensure that uniform practices are followed by the companies throughout the country and to bring more clarity and recommend good governance practices.
Overview: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on 15th April, 2020 has issued Clarification/Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) Due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown situation prevailing in the Country, various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there […]
THE INSTITUTE OF Company Secretaries of India IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Statutory body under an Act of Parliament (Under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Corporate Affairs) 03.04.2020 Dear Professional Colleagues, Subject: Clarification/ Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (S S-2) As you are […]
Section 204 of Companies Act, 2013 provides for Secretarial audit for bigger companies. It was hailed as an important step in improving corporate governance and ensure effectives compliances of the rules and regulations applicable on the company.
A meeting of members of the company where annual report is presented for adoption is called the Annual general meeting or AGM and it should not be mistaken with any other type of shareholder’s meeting.
The Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) under Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 are effective from 1st July, 2015.
The Board’s Report is an important means of communication by the Board of Directors of a company with its stakeholders. The Board’s Report provides the stakeholders with both financial and non-financial information, including the performance and prospects of the company, relevant changes in the management and capital structure, recommendations as to the distribution of profits, […]
BACKGROUND The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 have been amended after the recommendation of the Kotak Committee to include the following Regulation: 24A: Secretarial Audit Every listed entity and its material unlisted subsidiaries incorporated in India shall undertake secretarial audit and shall annex with its annual report, a secretarial audit report, given […]
Ceiling on number of Annual Secretarial Compliance Reports to be issued by PCS – (i) The ceiling on number of Annual Secretarial Compliance Reports to be issued by PCS is 5 (five) reports individually/ per partner in each financial year w.e.f. April 1, 2020 and an additional limit of 5 (five) Secretarial Compliance Reports individually/ per partner in case the Unit has been Peer Reviewed.
Every Company, while carrying out its business activities, has to comply with the prescribed rules and regulations relating to the Companies Act, Securities laws, FEMA, Industry Specific laws and General and should also pursue the good governance practice Secretarial Audit covers non-financial aspects of the business having impact on the efficient performance of the company […]
