Section 5
Ins. by Act 12 of 2022, s. 74 (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
5. Ins. by Act 12 of 2022, s. 74 (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
(ii) a share transfer agent,
(iii) an issue house,
(iv) a share and stockbroker,
(v) a secretarial auditor or consultant,
(vi) an adviser to a company on management, including any legal or procedural matter falling under 1 [***], the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951), the Companies Act, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), any of the rules or bye-laws made by a recognised stock exchange, 2 [the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003)], or under any other law for the time being in force,
(vii) issuing certificates on behalf of, or for the purposes of, a company; or
(d) holds himself out to the public as a Company Secretary in practice; or
(e) renders professional services or assistance with respect to matters of principle or detail relating to the practice of the profession of Company Secretaries; or
(f) renders such other services as, in the opinion of the Council, are or may be rendered by a Company Secretary in practice;
and the words " to be in practice " , with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly.
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