WHEREAS the draft regulations further to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 were published as required by sub section

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E0x5xx0 42023-244941 CG-DL-E-05042023-244941 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 221] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 3, 2023/चत्रै 13, 1945 No. 221] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023/CHAITRA 13, 1945 नई दिल् ली, 3 अप्रैल, 2023 daiuh lfpo vf/kfu;e] 1980 ¼1980 dk 56½ dh /kkjk 39 dh mi&/kkjk ¼3½ ds v/khu iznÙk vf/kdkjks a dk iz;ksx djr s gq, dEiuh lfpo fofu;e] 1982 eas vkSj la'kks/s ku dju s ds fy, dqN fofu;eksa dk elkSnk Hkkjr ds jkti=] vlk/kkj.k Hkkx III &[k.M 4] la- 710@1¼,e½@1] fnukWda 12 vizSy] 2022 dks izdkf'kr fd;k x;k FkkA ftlds }kjk blls izHkkfor gksus oky s laHkkfor O;fDr;ks a ls vkifÙk;ka vkSj lq>ko rhl fnu dh vof/k dh lekfIr ds Hkhrj veaf=r fd; s x, Fks] mDr vf/klwpuk oky s vkf/kdkfjd jkti= dh izfr;ka vke turk dk s miyC/k djkbZ xbZ Fkh ( mDr vf/klwpuk okys vkf/kdkfjd jkti= dh izfr;ka vke turk dks fnukWda 12 vizSy] 2022 dks miyC/k djkbZ xbZ Fkh( vkSj tcfd] turk ls izkIr vkifÙk;ks a vkSj lq>koks a ij ifj"kn~ }kjk fof/kor fopkj fd;k x;k gS (& blfy, vc] daiuh lfpo vf/kfu;e] 1980 ¼1980 dk 56½ dh /kkjk 39 dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ vkSj ¼3½ ds v/khu iznÙk vf/kdkjks a dk iz;ksx djrs gq,] ifj"kn~] dsUnz ljdkj ds vuqeksnu ls] dEiuh lfpo fofu;e] 1982 esa vkSj la'kks/s ku djus ds fy, fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrh gS( vFkkZr~ (& 1- laf{kIr uke vkSj izkjEHk %& ¼1½ bu fofu;eksa dks dEiuh lfpo ¼la'kkss/ku½ fofu;e] 2023 dgk tk ldrk gSA ¼2½ ;s Hkkjr ds jkti= eas izdk”ku dh rkjh[k ls ykxw gksxsAa 2- dEiuh lfpo fofu;e] 1982 ¼blds ckn mä fofu;eksa ds :i eas lanfHkZr½ eas & fofu;e 88 ds LFkku ij] fuEufyf[kr fofu;e dks izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~ (& 2237GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] ifj"kn izR;sd dSysMa j o"kZ eas de ls de pkj cSBds a vk;ksftr djsxh] ftles a ifj"kn }kjk fu/kkZfjr ,sl s le; vkSj LFkku ij ¼byDs VªkWfud eksM lfgr½ vf/kdre ,d lkS chl fnuks a ds varjky ds chp yxkrkj nks cSBds a vk;ksftr dh tk ldrh gSa**A c'krZas fd ;fn ifj"kn frfFk ;k LFkku ¼byDs VªkWfud eksM lfgr½ fu/kkZfjr ugha djrh ;k foQy jgrh gS rks bu ifjfLFkfr;ks a eas v/;{k ,slh cSBdsa r; dj ldr s gSaA 3- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 90 ds mi&fofu;e ¼1½ es a **iathÑr irk** 'kCnks a ds LFkku ij **vkSj laLFkku ds fjdkMZ ds vuqlkj bZ&esy irk** 'kCn tksM+k tk,xk ( 4- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 92 esa **la[;k** 'kCn ds LFkku ij **lnL;** 'kCn izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk ( 5- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 93 esa] mi&fofu;e ¼2½ ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr mi&fofu;e izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~ (& **¼2½ ;fn cSBd ds fy, fu;r le; ls vk/ks ?kaVs ds Hkhrj dksje mifLFkr ugha gS] rks ml s vxy s lIrkg es a mlh fnu] mlh le; vkSj LFkku ij LFkfxr dj fn;k tk,xk] ;k ;fn ml fnu jk"Vªh; vodk'k gS rks vxys fnu tks jk"Vªh; vodk'k ugha gS] mlh le; ,oa LFkku ij vkSj ;fn LFkfxr cSBd esa Hkh dksje ugha gS] rks cSBd jí dj nh tk,xhA** 6- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 96 dks mlds mi&fofu;e ¼1½ ds :Ik eas dzekafdr fd;k tk,xk vkSj bl izdkj dzekafdr mi&fofu;e ¼1½ ds ckn] fuEufyf[kr mi&fofu;e 'kkfey fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~ (& **¼2½ v/;{k ;g lqfuf”pr djsxk fd cSBd dh dk;Zokgh lgh <xa ls ntZ dh xbZ gS vkSj mlds ikl ,sl s fdlh Hkh ekey s dks dk;Zo`Ùk ls ckgj dju s dk iw.kZ foosdkf/kdkj gksxk tks mldh jk; eas fdlh O;fDr ds fy, ;Fkksfpr :Ik ls ekugkfu ds :Ik eas ekuk tk ldrk gSA** 7- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 105, vkSj 105ch ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr fofu;e izfrLFkkfir fd;s tk,axs] vFkkZr~ (& ¼1½ ifj"kn ,d lfpoh; ekud cksMZ vkSj ys[kk ijh{kk ekud cksMZ dk xBu dj ldrh gS] ftls ifj"kn }kjk lkSais x;s ,sl s dk;ksZa dks djus ds iz;kstuksa ds fy, vko';d gks ldrk gSA ¼2½ mi&fofu;e ¼1½ ds v/khu xfBr cksMZ ifj"kn ds ns[kjs[k] fu;a=.k vkSj funZs'ku ds v/khu dk;Z djsxa s vkSj blesa vkbZlh,lvkbZ ds lnL; tks ;k rks jkstxkj es a ;k izSfDVl es a gks a “kkfey gks ldrs gSa vkSj ,sl s fu;ked izkf/kdj.kks a ds izfrfuf/k] ifj’kn }kjk fu/kkZfjr fd; s tk ldrs gSaA ¼3½ mi&fofu;e ¼2½ eas lanfHkZr lnL; dk fdlh Hkh ,sl s ekeys es a izR;{k ;k vizR;{k :i ls dksbZ vkfFkZd fgr gS] ftls cksMZ ds fopkj ds fy, yk;k tkrk gS] rks og ,sl s ekeys eas viu s fgr dh izÑfr dk izdVu djxs k vkSj blh rjg ds izdVdj.k dks cksMZ dh dk;Zokgh es a ntZ fd;k tk,xkA ¼4½ mi&fofu;e ¼3½ es a lanfHkZr lnL; tks vius fgr dh izÑfr dk izdVu djrk gS] cksMZ ds fopkjkFkZ yk, x, ekeyks a ij cksMZ ds fdlh Hkh fopkj&foe'kZ ;k fu.kZ; eas Hkkx ugha ysxkA bl fofu;e ds iz;kstuksa ds fy,] **vkfFkZd fgr** dk eryc gS mfpr foÙkh; ykHk dh mfpr laHkkouk ;k vis{kkA ¼5½ bl fofu;e ea s fo'ks’k :Ik ls fn;s x, izko/kkuks a ds vykok] ifj"kn vkSj mldh lfefr;ks a dh cSBdks]a lwpuk] LFkxu] iqufuZ/kkZj.k] dkjs e] ladYi ij fopkj vkSj dk;Zo`Ùk ds laca/k eas izko/kku ;Fkksfpr ifjorZuks a lfgr cksMZ dh cSBdks a ij ykxw gksxa s**A ¼1½ ifj"kn ,d 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ xfBr djsxh ftleas fuEufyf[kr lnL; gksxa s] vFkkZr~(& ¼d½ v/;{k] tk s dksbZ izfrf"Br O;fDr gks vkSj fdlh fo'ofo|ky; ;k MhEM fo'ofo|ky; ;k fdlh ekU;rk izkIr izca/ku laLFkku esa dqyifr ds in ij jgs gka sa ;k gks(a ¼[k½ ,d izksQslj tks fdlh fo'ofo|ky; ;k MhEM fo'ofo|ky; eas vdkmaVsla h] foÙk] dkuuw ;k O;olk; izca/ku es a gks([भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ¼x½ dkWiksZjsV dk;Z e=a ky; dk ,d izfrfuf/k tks Hkkjr ljdkj es a la;qDr lfpo ds in ls uhp s dk u gks( ¼?k½ okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx eMa yksa }kjk ukekafdr ,d O;fDr( ¼³½ laLFkku ds nks izfrf"Br lnL;] ftleas ls ,d vH;kljr lnL; gksxk vkSj nwljk jkstxkj ls(s ¼p½ fof/k O;olk; ls ,d izfrf"Br O;fDr( ¼N½ lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh ds {ks= ls ,d izfrf"Br O;fDr( ¼t½ ekuo lalk/ku ds {ks= ls ,d izfrf"Br O;fDr( ¼>½ izf'k{k.k ,oa 'kSf{kd lqfo/kk lfefr ds v/;{k&inus ( ¼¥½ Hkkjrh; dEiuh lfpo laLFkku fotu xzqi] ;fn dksbZ gks] ds v/;{k] & inus ( ¼V½ fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx dk ,d ukferh tk s Hkkjr ljdkj es a la;qDr lfpo ds in ls uhp s dk u gks( ¼B½ vf[ky Hkkjrh; rduhdh f”k{kk ifj’kn dk ,d ukferh tks Hkkjr ljdkj es a la;qDr lfpo ds in ls uhp s dk u gks( ¼M½ laLFkku ds lfpo & inus ( vkSj ¼<½+ 'kS{kf.kd funs'kky; ds izeq[k 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ ds lnL; lfpo gksxa sA Ck'krZas fd iwoksZä lnL;ks a eas ls fdlh ,d ;k vf/kd ds u Hkj s tku s ;k fjDr gksus ls cksMZ ds xBu ij dksbZ izHkko ugha iM+xs kA ¼2½ v/;{k 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ dh cSBdks a eas fo'ks"k :Ik ls vkefa=r gksxa sA ¼3½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ ds lnL; ml vof/k ds fy, in /kkj.k djsxa s tks ifj"kn }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh tk ldrh gS vkSj 'kkS{kf.kd cksMZ ea s fdlh Hkh fjfDr dks ifj"kn }kjk mlh rjg ls Hkjk tk,xk ftl rjg ls lnL; dh lnL;rk gqbZ FkhA ¼4½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ ds lnL; ,sl s cSBd 'kqYd] ;k=k] okgu vkSj vU; HkÙkksa ds gdnkj gksxa s] tks ifj’kn }kjk fu/kkZfjr fd; s tk ldr s gSaA Ck'krZas fd] ifj"kn lnL; fdlh Hkh cSBd 'kqYd ds fy, gdnkj ugha gksxkA ¼5½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ dks Nk=ks a ls lacaf/kr lHkh 'kS{kf.kd xfrfof/k;ks a dh ;kstuk ,oa dk;kZUo;u dk dk;Z lkSaik tk,xk] ftles a fuEufyf[kr “kkfey gSa % ¼d½ vkfFkZd vkSj fu;ked ifjos'k dk voyksdu( ¼[k½ ikB~;Øe vkSj bldh lkexzh dks fMtkbu djuk rFkk le;&le; ij bldh leh{kk ,oa la'kk/s ku djuk( ¼x½ f'k{kk dh i)fr dh fMtkbfuxa ( ¼?k½ izf'k{k.k vko';drkvks a dk eYw ;kadu ,oa mUgs a vafre :i nus k( ¼³½ ijh{kk i)fr ,oa ewY;kadu i.kkyh dh fMtkbfuax( ¼p½ tc Hkh vko';d gks] ifj"kn dks vko';d ifjorZuks a dh flQkfj'k djuk( vkSj ¼N½ dksbZ vU; lacaf/kr 'kS{kf.kd ekeyk % Ck'krZs fd] cksMZ mijksDr dh izHkko”khyrk dh fu;fer :Ik ls fuxjkuh djxs k vkSj tc Hkh vko';d gks] ifj"kn dks vko';d ifjorZuks a dh flQkfj'k djsxkA Ck'krZs fd] 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ ds lanHkZ dh 'krksa Z ea s dksbZ vU; {ks= 'kkfey gks ldrk gS] tSlk fd ifj’kn }kjk fu/kkZfjr fd;k tk ldrk gSA ¼6½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ dh cSBd vko';drk iM+us ij gksxh] rFkkfi] Nekgh vk/kkj ij de ls de ,d cSBd vk;ksftr gksxh vkSj nks cSBdkas ds chp pkj ekg ls vf/kd dk vUrj ugha gksxkA ¼7½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ ds U;wure ,d frgkbZ lnL; gh dkjs e dk xBu djsaxsA ¼8½ ;fn lnL; dk fdlh Hkh ekeys es]a izR;{k ;k vizR;{k :i ls dksbZ vkfFkZd fgr gS] tk s 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ ds fopkjkFkZ yk;k tkrk gS] rks ,sls ekey s eas og vius fgr dh izÑfr dk [kqyklk djxs k vkSj bl rjg dk izdVhdj.k cksMZ dh dk;Zokgh eas ntZ fd;k tk,xkA4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] ¼9½ mi&fofu;e ¼8½ es a fufnZ"V lnL; mä mi&fofu;e ea s lanfHkZr ekeys ij cksMZ ds fdlh Hkh fopkj&foe'kZ ;k fu.kZ; eas Hkkx ugha ysxkA ¼10½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ le;&le; ij ifj"kn }kjk fu/kkZfjr laLFkku ds lexz uhfrxr <kap s vkSj fotu ds vuqlkj dk;Z djsxkA ¼11½ 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ dks lkSais x, ;k fn, x, dk;ksZa ds izn'kZu esa fy, x, fdlh Hkh fu.kZ; dh leh{kk dju s dk vf/kdkj ifj"kn dks gkxs kA ¼12½ ifj"kn fyf[kr es a mu dkj.kks a dks ntZ djsxh tgka og 'kS{kf.kd cksMZ dh fdlh Hkh flQkfj'k dks Lohdkj ugha djrh gS vkSj bldk [kqyklk laLFkku dh okf"kZd fjiksVZ eas djsxhA** 8- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 107 esa]& ¼d½ mi&fofu;e ¼2½ es]a 'kCn **,slh txg** ds ckn dk"sBd vkSj 'kCn **¼bysDVªkWfud eksM lfgr½** tksM+k tk,xkA ¼[k½ mi&fofu;e ¼4½ es]a 'kCn **vkSj txg** ds ckn dks"Bd vkSj 'kCn **¼bysDVªkWfud eksM lfgr½** tksM+k tk,xkA 9- mä fofu;eks a ds fofu;e 119 eas] mi&fofu;e ¼2½ es a ]& ¼d½ vad] v{kj vkSj “kCn ^^ckn ds o’kZ dh igyh tuojh ls ml o’kZ ds 31 fnlacj rd]^^ ds fy, vad] v{kj vkSj “kCn^^ ckn ds o’kZ dh 19 tuojh ls vxy s o’kZ dh 18 tuojh rd** izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk( ¼[k½ ijarqd eas] ^^inkf/kdkfj;ks*a* 'kCn ds ckn] ^^inkf/kdkjh dks NksM+dj tk s fdlh Hkh le; v{;{k dk in /kkj.k dj pqds gSa** “kCnks a dks tksM+k tk,xkA lh- ,l- vk'kh’k eksgu] lfpo [foKkiu III@4@vlk-@001@2023&24] izeq[k fofu;e vf/klwpuk vkbZlh,lvkbZ ua- 710@2 ¼1½ fnukad 16 flrEcj] 1982 ds ek/;e ls Hkkjr ds jkti= es a izdkf'kr fd; s x;s Fks vkSj fuEufyf[kr ds ek/;e ls ckn es a la'kks/ku gqvk% (i) vf/klwpuk la- vkbZlh,lvkbZ@710@2@,e¼1½ fnukad 30 ekpZ] 1984( (ii) vf/klwpuk la- vkbZlh,lvkbZ@710@2@,e¼1½ fnukad 3 ebZ] 1984( (iii) vf/klwpuk la- 710%2%,e¼1½ fnukad 30 fnlEcj] 1985( (iv) vf/klwpuk la- 710¼2½¼,e½¼1½ fnukad 23 Qjojh] 1987( (v) vf/klwpuk la- 710¼2½¼,e½¼1½ fnukad 9 ekpZ] 1987( (vi) vf/klwpuk la- vkbZlh,lvkbZ@710 ¼2½ ¼,e½ ¼2½ fnukad 22 vxLr] 1988( (vii) vf/klwpuk la- 710¼2½¼,e½¼2½ fnukad 23 vxLr] 1988( (viii) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1¼,e½@1@18 fnukad 20 vxLr] 1993 ,oa 24 uoEcj] 1993( (ix) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1¼,e½@17 fnukad 21 Qjojh] 1995( (x) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1¼,e½@20 fnukad 28 uoEcj] 1996( (xi) vf/klwpuk la- vkbZlh,lvkbZ@710@2@,e@26 fnukad 10 vxLr] 2001( (xii) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1@¼,e½@1 fnukad 4 ebZ] 2006( (xiii) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1@¼,e½@1 fnukad 26 twu] 2006( (xiv) vf/klwpuk la- 531%fof/kd%710@1¼,e½@1 fnukad 26 tqykbZ] 2010( (xv) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1¼,e½@2 fnukad 4 twu] 2012( (xvi) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1¼,e½@1 fnukad 1 vizSy] 2014( (xvii) vf/klwpuk la- 710@1¼,e½@1 fnukad 3 Qjojh] 2020[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd April, 2023 No.710/1(M)/2.–WHEREAS the 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 12th April, 2022, vide notification of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India number 710/1(M)/1, dated the 12th April, 2022, inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the general public; AND WHEREAS, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the general public on the 12April, 2022; AND WHEREAS, objections and suggestions as received from the public have been duly considered by the Council;- NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of the section 39 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), the Council, with the approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982, namely:- 1. Short Title and Commencement: - (1) These regulations may be called the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette of India. 2. In the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982(hereinafter referred to as the saidregulations), for regulation 88, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:- “88. Meetings of the Council. –The Council shall hold at least four meetings in each Calendar Year with a maximum interval of one hundred and twenty days between any two consecutive meetings at such time and place (including electronic mode) as the Council may determine: Provided that if the Council does not fix the date or place (including electronic mode) or the circumstances so warrant, the President may fix such meetings”. 3. In regulation 90 of the said regulations,in sub-regulation (1), of after the words “the registered address”, the words “or e-mail address as per the records of the Institute” shall be inserted. 4. In regulation 92 of the said regulations, for the word “number”,the word “member” shall be substituted; 5. In regulation 93 of the said regulations, for sub-regulation (2),the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the same shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place or, if that day is a National Holiday, to the next succeeding day which is not a National Holiday, at the same time and place and if there is no Quorum at the adjourned Meeting also, the Meeting shall stand cancelled”. 6. Regulation 96of the said regulations shall be numbered as sub-regulation (1) thereof and after sub-regulation (1) as so numbered, the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely:- “(2) The Chairman shall ensure that the proceedings of the Meetings are correctly recorded and he shall have absolute discretion to exclude from the Minutes any such matters which in his opinion is or could reasonably be regarded as defamatory to any person”. 7. For regulations105A and 105B of the said regulations, the following regulations shall be substituted, namely: “105A. Constitution of Boards.- (1)The Council may constitute a Secretarial Standards Board and an Auditing Standards Board as it may deem necessary for the purposes of carrying out such functions as may be assigned by the Council. (2) The Boards constituted under sub-regulation (1) shall function under the supervision, control and direction of the Council and may comprise of members of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India either in employment or in practice and representatives of such regulatory authorities, as may be determined by the Council. (3) If the member referred to in subregulation (2) has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect in any such matter which is brought up for consideration of the Board, he shall disclose the nature of his interest in such matter and such disclosure shall be recorded in the proceedings of the Board. (4) The member referred to sub-regulation (3) who disclaims his interest shall not take part in any deliberation or decisions of the Board on matters brought up for consideration of the Board. Explanation.-For the purposes of this regulation, “pecuniary interest” means a reasonable likelihood or expectation of appreciable financial gain.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (5) Except as provided specifically in this regulation, the provisions in respect of meetings of the Council and its Committees, notice, adjournment, rescheduling, quorum, consideration of resolution and minutes shall be applicable to the meetings of the Boardsmutatis mutandis. “105B. Academic Board.- (1) The Council shall constitute an Academic Board consisting of the following members, namely:- (a) a Chairperson, who shall be a person of eminence or holding or has held the office of Vice-Chancellor in any University or deemed University or any recognized Management Institute; (b) one professor in accountancy, finance, law or business management from any University or deemed University; (c) one representative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India; (d) one person to be nominated by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry; (e) two eminent members of the Institute, out of which one shall be practising member and another from employment; (f) one eminent person from the legal profession; (g) one eminent person from the field of information technology; (h) one eminent person from the field of Human Resources; (i) Chairman of Training and Educational Facilities Committee -ex-officio; (j) Chairman of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India Vision Group, if any, -ex-officio; (k) A nominee of University Grant Commission not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India; (l) A nominee of All India Council for Technical Education not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India; (m) Secretary of the Institute -ex-officio; and (n) The Head of the Directorate of Academics shall be the member Secretary to the Academic Board. Provided that, non-filling or vacancy of any one or more of the aforesaid members shall not affect the constitution of the Board. (2) The President shall be the special invitee in the meetings of the Academic Board. (3) The member of the Academic Board shall hold office for such term as may be determined by the Council and any vacancy in the Academic Board shall be filled by the Council in the same manner as the member whose vacancy occurred was filled. (4) The member of the Academic Board shall be entitled to such sitting fee, travelling, conveyance and other allowances as may be determined by the Council: Provided that Council Member shall not be entitled for any sitting fee. (5) The Academic Board shall be entrusted with the task of planning and implementation of all academic activities related to students including, - (a) scanning of the economic and regulatory environment; (b) designing the syllabus and its contents and periodical review and revision thereof; (c) designing mode of education; (d) assessing and finalisation of the training requirements; (e) designing the mode of examination and evaluation system; (f) recommending necessary changes to the Council, as and when required; and (g) any other related academic matter: Provided that the Board shall regularly monitor the effectiveness of the above and recommend necessary changes to the Council, as and when required. Provided further that the terms of reference of the Academic Board may include any other area as may be determined by the Council. (6) The Academic Board shall meet as and when required, however, at least one meeting shall be held on half yearly basis and there shall not be a gap of more than four months between two meetings. (7) Not less than one third members of the Academic Board shall constitute the quorum.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 (8) If the member has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any matter which is brought up for consideration of the Academic Board, he shall disclose the nature of his interest of such matter and such disclosure shall be recorded in the proceedings of the Board. (9) The member referred to in sub-regulation (8) shall not take any part in any deliberation or decision of the Board on the matter referred to in the said sub-regulation. (10) The Academic Board shall work as per the overall policy framework and vision of the Institute as decided by the Council from time to time. (11) The Council shall review any decision taken by the Academic Board in the performance of functions assigned or delegated to it. (12) The Council shall record the reasons in writing where it does not accept any recommendation of the Academic Board and shall disclose the same in the Annual Report of the Institute.” 8 In regulation 107 of the said regulations,- (a) in sub-regulation (2), after the words “such place”, the bracketsand words “(including electronic mode)” shall be inserted; (b) in sub-regulation (4), after the words, “and place”, the bracketsand words “(including electronic mode)” shall be inserted; 9 In regulation 119 of the said regulations, in sub-regulation (2), - (a) for the figures, letter and words “1st January of the subsequent year till the 31st December of that year,” the figures, letters and words “the 19th January of the subsequent year till the 18th January of the next year,” shall be substituted; (b) in the proviso, after the words “office bearers”, the words “excluding the office bearer who at any point of time held the position of Chairman” shall be inserted. ASISH MOHAN, Secy. [ADVT-III/4/Exty./001/2023-24] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide Notification ICSI No.710/2 (1), dated the 16th September, 1982 and subsequently amended vide: (i) Notification No. ICSI/710/2/M(1) dated the 30th March, 1984; (ii) Notification No. ICSI/710/2/M(1) dated the 3rd May, 1984; (iii) Notification No. 710:2:(M)(1) dated the 30th December, 1985; (iv) Notification No. 710(2)(M)(1) dated the 23rd February, 1987; (v) Notification No. 710(2)(M)(1) dated the 9th March, 1987; (vi) Notification No. ICSI/710(2)(M)(2) dated the 22nd August, 1988; (vii) Notification No. 710(2)(M)(2) dated the 23rd August, 1988; (viii) Notification No. 710/1(M)/1/18 dated the 20th August, 1993 and 24th November, 1993; (ix) Notification No. 710/1(M)/17 dated the 21st February, 1995; (x) Notification No. 710/1(M)/20 dated the 28th November, 1996; (xi) Notification No. ICSI/710/2/M/26 dated the 10th August, 2001; (xii) Notification No. 710/1(M)/1 dated the 4th May, 2006; (xiii) Notification No. 710/1/(M)/1dated the 26th June, 2006; (xiv) Notification No. 531:legal:710/1(M)/1 dated the 26th July, 2010; (xv) Notification No. 710/1(M)/2 dated the 4th June, 2012; (xvi) Notification No. 710/1(M)/1 dated the 1st April, 2014; (xvii) Notification No. 710/1(M)/1 dated the 3rd February, 2020. 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