SERVICES THAT CAN BE RENDERED AS PER THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE

COUNCIL UNDER CLAUSE (f) OF SUB-SECTION 2 OF SECTION 2 OF

THE COMPANY SECRETARIES ACT, 1980.
Section 2(2) of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 provides that medium and large industrial undertakings, entrepreneurs,
a member of the Institute shall be “deemed to be in practice” investors, and other persons in carrying out their activities and
when, individually or in partnership with one or more members operations :
of the Institute in practice or in partnership with members of • Providing all services in MCA-21 Systems including those
such other recognized professions as may be prescribed, he, in relating to Front Office, Facilitation Centre, Filing Centre,
consideration of remuneration received or to be received,- Local Registration Authority of Digital Signature
(a) engages himself in the practice of the profession of Certificate Providers.
Company Secretaries to, or in relation to, any company; • Conceptualisation, identification, crystallization of business
or enterprise, industrial-project or business activity.
(b) offers to perform or performs services in relation to the • Carrying out feasibility studies, preparation of project
promotion, forming, incorporation, amalgamation, reports, proposals for business operations including setting
reconstruction, reorganization or winding up of up a new unit or enterprise, as well as expansion, or
companies; or diversification and also representations, follow-up with
(c) offers to perform or performs such services as may be financial institutions, Government and other authorities
performed by – for procurement of the requisite approval, clearance or
permission in respect of such proposals.
(i) an authorized representative of a company with
respect to filing, registering, presenting, attesting or • Guidance and support in relation to collaborations, joint-
ventures, business agreements, arrangements,
verifying any documents (including forms,
restructuring, contracts, tie-ups in India and abroad.
applications and returns) by or on behalf of the
company, • Business planning, policy and management in all fields
including manpower, recruitment, employment, industrial
(ii) a share transfer agent,
relations, human resource development, management
(iii) an issue house, information systems, marketing, publicity and public
(iv) a share and stock broker, relations.
(v) a secretarial auditor or consultant, • Planning, supervision and carrying out of internal audit,
(vi) an adviser to a company on management, including systems audit, labour audit, management audit,
any legal or procedural matter falling under the operational audit, quality audit, social audit, environment
Capital Issues(Control) Act,1947 (29 of 1947), the audit and energy audit.
Industries (Development & Regulation) Act,1951(65 • Risk management of properties, profits, resources, know-
of 1951), the Companies Act, the Securities Contracts how and operations.
(Regulation) Act,1956 (42 of 1956), any of the rules or • Management, planning, representation and protection of
bye laws made by a recognized stock exchange, the trade marks, patents and intellectual property service.
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act,1969(54 • Procurement and management of materials and
of 1969), the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act,1973 inventories.
(46 of 1973), or under any other law for the time being • Assessment, procurement and management of financial
in force, requirements and resources including project finance,
(vii) Issuing certificates on behalf of, or for the purposes working capital finance, forex management, loan
of, a company; or syndication, portfolio management.
(d) holds himself out to the public as a Company Secretary • Evaluation and management of deployment of funds in
in practice; or investments, assets and securities, loans, collaborations,
tie-ups, joint - ventures.
(e) renders professional services or assistance with respect
• Formulating and implementing all activities relating to
to matters of principle or detail relating to the practice of
capital structure including creation, issue, offer, allotment,
the profession of Company Secretaries; or
placement, procurement, listing of shares, debentures,
(f) renders such other services as, in the opinion of the bonds, deposits, coupons, ADR, GDR, IDR and all types
Council, are or may be rendered by a Company Secretary of financial instruments.
in practice; • Recovery-consultant in banking and financial sector.
and the words “to be in practice” with their grammatical • Insurance advisor and other related activities.
variations and cognate expressions, shall be construed • Acting as an arbitrator, mediator or conciliator for
accordingly. settlement of disputes or being on the panel of arbitrators
AT ITS MEETING HELD ON MARCH 24-25, 2006, THE or representing in arbitration, mediation or conciliation
COUNCIL PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION matters.
PURSUANT TO THE POWERS GRANTED UNDER CLAUSE • Acting as advisor to investors, depositors, mutual fund
(f) OF SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 2 OF THE COMPANY unit holders and stakeholders.
SECRETARIES ACT, 1980.
• Acting as advisor in relation to intermediary in securities
“Resolved that pursuant to the powers granted under clause (f) of and commodities markets.
sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980,
• Due diligence and legal services.
the Council of the Institute hereby specifies the following
categories of Management, Advisory and Other Services, which • Corporate governance services.
may be rendered by a Company Secretary in Practice. Any of • Competition law and practice.
such services may be rendered by practising members to • Business process outsourcing, knowledge process
corporations, bodies corporate, societies, trusts, associations, outsourcing and legal outsourcing.
enterprises, undertakings, clubs, non-trading corporations,
• Valuer, surveyor and loss assessor.
industrial co-operatives, co-operative societies, non-government
organizations, local self government bodies, estates, firms, small, • Investigator, private liquidator, insolvency practitioner;
operating agency.”