B.Com Sem 2

1. Unit 1- Company Law
Company Secretary
By Radhika Gohel

2. Introduction
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“Secretary”
Confidential Correspondence
Chief Administrative Officer
Responsible person
Appointment

3. Key Skills
Communication
Qualifications
& Knowledge
Practical
Experience
Key Skills
Compliance

4. KEY QUALITIES
Trusted
Conservative
Clear thinker
Organisation

5. Duties of the Company Secretary
1. Maintaining the company’s statutory registers
– register of members (and index of members’ names if more
than 50)
– register of directors and secretaries
– register of directors’ residential addresses
– register of charges
– records of director and shareholder meetings and resolutions
– register of interests in shares (public companies only)
2. Dealing with the administration of share transfers

6. Duties of the Company Secretary
3. Co-ordinating inspection of the company’s statutory registers
4. Assistance in relation to board and shareholder meetings and
related paperwork
5. Filing of information at Companies House
– details of directors and secretaries
– alterations to the articles of association
– the annual accounts
– the annual return
– details of share issues

7. Duties of the Company Secretary
– special and certain ordinary resolutions passed by the members
– registration of charges
6 . Custody and use of the company seal
Other obligations:
 Fiduciary duties
 Employment obligations

8. • Appointment & Removal Of A
Company Secretary