NOTIFICATION NO

710/1(M)/1, Dated : May 3, 2006

Whereas certain draft regulations further to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 were published as required by sub-section (3) of section 39 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated the 2nd September, 2005 with the approval of the Central Government, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of said Gazette were made available to the public;

And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on 5th September, 2005;

And whereas, no objections and suggestions were received from the public;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 39 read with sub-section (3) of that section of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), the Council with the approval of the Central Government, makes the following regulations further to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982, namely:

1 (1) These regulations may be called The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2006.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette of India.

2. In the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982, for regulation 40, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:

"40 Admission to Intermediate examination :

No candidate shall be admitted to the Intermediate examination unless he:

(a) is a registered student and produces a certificate from the head of the coaching administration (by whatever name designated) to the effect that he has undergone satisfactorily a course of postal or oral tuition for the Intermediate examination;

(b) has successfully completed computer training programme as may be specified from time to time by the Council and in the manner so specified or exempted therefrom; and

(c) applies with such examination fees as may be determined by the Council from time to time so as to reach the Secretary, in accordance with the directions given by the Council."

[ADVT-III/IV/Exty./121/06]