Secretarial Compliance Certificate Rules |
Salient
Features
The
Central Government has issued the Companies (Compliance Certificate) Rules,
2001 vide Notification No. GSR 52(E) dtd.
31-1-2001. The salient features are as under:
1.Every company not required to employ a
whole time secretary under section 383A(1) of the Act
and having a paid-up share capital of Rs. 10,00,000/-
or more but less than
Rs. 5,00,00,000/- shall obtain a Secretarial
Compliance Certificate (SCC) from a secretary in whole time practice.
2.The said company shall file with the ROC
the SCC in the prescribed Form or as near
thereto as circumstances admit in respect of each financial year within thirty
days from the date on which its annual general meeting was held.
3.Where the annual general meeting of such
company for any year has not been held, there shall be filed with the Registrar
such SCC within thirty days from the latest day on or before which that meeting
should have been held in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
4. Every secretary in whole-time practice for
the purpose of issue of SCC shall have right to access at all times to the
registers, books, papers, documents and records of the company whether kept in
pursuance of the Act or any other Act or otherwise and whether kept at the
registered office of the company or elsewhere and shall be entitled to require
from the officers or agents of the company, such information and explanations
as the secretary in whole-time practice may think necessary for the purpose of
such SCC.
5. Every SCC shall be laid by the company in
its annual general meeting.
6.The Institute of Company Secretaries of
India vide its Notification No. 1001/1/DR,
dated 27-2-2003 has laid a limit for issue of SCC by a secretary in whole time
practice. A secretary in whole time practice can issue SCCs to not more than 50
companies in a calendar year commencing from
1st January, 2003.
7.If a Company voluntarily appoints a
whole-time Company Secretary then SCC need not be filed (Circular No. 1747/2002
dt. 11-12-2003).
Specimen Secretarial
Compliance Report
SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
In terms of Section 383A(1) of the Companies Act, 1956
To
The Members
________________________
I have examined the registers, records, books and papers of
______________Private Limited/Limited as required to be maintained under the
Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) and the rules made thereunder and also the
provisions contained in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company for the financial year ended on _________. In my opinion and to the
best of my information and according to the examinations carried out by me and
explanations furnished to me by the company, its officers and agents, I
certify that in respect of the aforesaid financial year:
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The company has
kept and maintained all registers as stated in Annexure ‘A’ to this
certificate, as per the provisions and the rules made thereunder and all
entries therein have been duly recorded.
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The company has
duly filed the forms and returns as stated in Annexure ‘B’ to this
certificate, with the Registrar of Companies, Regional Director, Central
Government, Company Law Board or other authority within the time prescribed
under the Act and the rules made thereunder.
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3. The company
being a private limited company has the minimum prescribed paid-up capital
and its maximum number of members during the said financial year was ____
excluding its present and past employees and the company during the year
under scrutiny:
(i) has not
invited public to subscribe for its shares or debentures; and
(ii) has not
invited or accepted any deposits from persons other than its members,
directors or their relatives.
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The Board of
Director duly met _____ times on __________________ (dates) in respect of
which meetings proper notices were given and the proceedings were properly
recorded and signed including the circular resolutions passed in the Minutes
Book maintained for the purpose.
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The company
closed its Register of Members and/or Debenture holders from _____ to _____
and necessary compliance of Section 154 has been made.
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The Annual
General Meeting for the financial year ended on ___________ was held on
___________ after giving due notice to the members of the company and the
resolutions passed thereat were duly recorded in Minutes Book maintained for
the purpose.
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Extraordinary General Meeting/s was/were held during the financial year
after giving due notice to the members of the company and the resolutions
passed thereat were duly recorded in the Minutes Book maintained for the
purpose.
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The company has
advanced loan amounting Rs. ________ to its directors and/or persons or
firms or companies referred in the section 295 of the Act, after complying
with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
duly complied with the provisions of Section 297 of the Act in respect of
contracts specified in that section.
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The company has
made any necessary entries in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Act.
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The company has
obtained necessary approvals from the Board of Directors, members and
previous approval of the Central Government pursuant Section 314 of the Act
wherever applicable.
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The Board of
Directors or duly constituted Committee of Directors has approved the issue
of duplicate share certificates.
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The company has
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delivered all
the certificates on allotment of securities and on lodgment thereof for
transfer/transmission or any other purpose in accordance with the
provisions of the Act.
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deposited the
amount of dividend declared including interim dividend in a separate bank
account on ___ which is within five days from the date of declaration of
such dividend.
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paid/posted
warrants for dividends to members within a period of thirty days from the
date of declaration of dividend and that unclaimed/unpaid dividend has
been transferred to Unpaid Dividend Account of the company with _________
Bank on __________.
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transferred
the amounts in unpaid dividend account, application money due for refund,
matured deposits, matured debentures and the interest accrued thereon
which have remained unclaimed or unpaid for a period of seven years to
Investor Education and Protection Fund.
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duly complied
with the requirements of Section 217 of the Act.
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The Board of
Directors of the company is duly constituted and the appointment of
directors, additional directors, alternate directors and directors to fill
casual vacancies have been duly made.
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The appointment
of Managing Director/Wholetime Director/Manager has been made in compliance
with the provisions of Section 269 read with Schedule XIII to the Act and
approval of the Central Government has been obtained in respect of
appointment of _____ not being in terms of Schedule XIII.
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The appointment
of sole-selling agents was made in compliance of the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
obtained necessary approvals of the Central Government, Company Law Board,
Regional Director, Registrar or such other authorities as may be prescribed
under the various provisions of the Act as detailed below.
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The Directors
have disclosed their interest in other firms/ companies to the Board of
Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the rules made
thereunder.
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The company has
issued ______ Shares/debentures during the financial year ending __________
complied with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
bought back ______ shares during the financial year ending ________ after
complying with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
redeemed _____ preference shares/debentures during the year after complying
with the provisions of the Act.
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The company
wherever necessary has kept in abeyance the rights to dividend, right shares
and bonus shares pending registration of transfer of shares in compliance
with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
complied with the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA read with the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975/applicable directions issued
by the Reserve Bank of India/any other authority in respect of deposits
accepted including unsecured loans taken amounting to Rs. _______ raised by
the company during the year and the company has filed the copy of
Advertisement/ Statement in lieu of Advertisement/ necessary particulars as
required with the Registrar of Companies, _______ on ___________. The
Company has also filed return of deposits with the Registrar of Companies/
Reserve Bank of India/other authorities.
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The amount
borrowed by the company from Directors, members, public, financial
institutions, banks and others during the financial year ending ___________
is/are within the borrowing limits of the company and that necessary
resolutions as per Section 293(1)(d) of the Act have been passed in duly
convened annual/extraordinary general meeting.
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The company has
made loans or advances or given guarantees or provided securities to other
bodies corporate during the year in compliance with the provisions of the
Act and has made necessary entries in the Register kept for the purpose.
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The company has
altered provisions of memorandum with respect to situation of the company’s
registered office from one state to another during the year under scrutiny
after complying with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
altered provisions of memorandum with respect to the objects of the company
during the year under scrutiny and complied with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
altered provisions of memorandum with respect to name of the company during
the year under scrutiny and complied with the provisions of the Act.
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The company has
altered provisions of memorandum with respect to share capital of the
company during the year under scrutiny and complied with the provisions of
the Act.
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The company has
altered its Articles of Association after obtaining approval of members in
the general meeting held on ______ and the amendments to the Articles of
Association have been duly registered with the Registrar of Companies.
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A list of
prosecution initiated against or Show Cause Notice received by the company,
for alleged offences under the Act and also fines and penalties or any other
punishment imposed on the company in such cases is attached.
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The company has
received Rs. __________ as security from its employees during the year under
certification and the same has been deposited as per provisions of Section
417(1) of the Act.
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The company has
deposited both employees’ and employer’s contribution to Provident Fund with
prescribed authorities pursuant to Section 418 of the Act.
Note: The Qualification, reservation or adverse remarks, if
any, may be stated at the relevant place(s)
Signature
Place : Mumbai
Name of the Company Secretary
Date : C.P. No.:
Annexure - A
Statutory Registers maintained by
1. ______________ under section ____________________
2. ______________ under section ____________________
3. ______________ under section ____________________
Annexure - B
Secretarial Compliance Certificate Rules
Forms and Returns as filed by the company with the
Registrar of Companies, Regional Director, Central Government or other
authorities during the financial year ending __________.
1. ______________ filed under section ________ for
______________
2. ______________ filed under section ________ for
______________
3. ______________ filed under section ________ for
______________
SPECIAL AUDIT under
Section 233-A
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The Central Government may order a special audit of the
company’s accounts, in the following cases:
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when the
affairs of the company are not being managed in accordance with sound
business principles or prudent commercial practice; or
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when any
company is being managed in a manner likely to cause serious injury or
damage to the interests of the trade, industry or business to which it
pertains; or
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when the
financial position of any company is such as to endanger its solvency.
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The Government
may appoint the company’s auditor or any other chartered accountant to
conduct the audit. The auditor so appointed shall have the same powers and
duties as an auditor of the company. However such auditor shall submit
his/her report to the Central Government.
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On receipt of
the report, the Central Government may take such action as it considers
necessary in accordance with the provisions of the Companies, Act, 1956 or
any other law. However if no action is taken within four months from the
date of receipt of the report, it shall send the copy of the report or the
relevant extracts therefrom, for circulation to the members of for placing
the same at the next general meeting.
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The cost of the
audit shall be borne by the company, in case of default, the same would be
recovered as an arrear of land revenue.
COST AUDIT under
Section 233-B
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Under Section
209(d) a company pertaining to any class of companies engaged in production,
processing, manufacturing or mining activities, may be required by the
Central Government to keep books of account showing such particulars
relating to utilization of material or labour or to items of cost as may be
prescribed.
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The Central
Government may, whenever it is necessary so to do, direct that an audit of
cost accounts of the company be conducted in such manner as it may specify
in the order.
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The auditor
shall be a cost accountant with the meaning as defined in Cost and Works
Accountants Act, 1959.
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The auditor may
be appointed by the Board of Directors with the previous approval of the
Central Government. He shall have the same powers and duties as that of an
auditor of the company u/s 227(1) of the Act.
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The Cost
auditor shall make his report to the Central Government with a copy to the
company.
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The company
shall within thirty days of the receipt of the report furnish the Central
Government with full information and explanations on every
reservation/qualification contained in the report.
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On receipt of
the report, the Central Government may take such action as it considers
necessary in accordance with the provisions of the Companies, Act, 1956 or
any other law. Alternatively it may send the copy of the report for
circulation, of whole or such portion thereof, as it may specify in this
behalf, to the members along with the notice of the annual general meeting
to be held for the first time after the submission of the report.
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