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भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette ofIndia
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II- खण्ड 1
PART II - Section 1
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, जनवरी 09 , 2012/ पौष 18 , 1933 (शक)
सं० 4] No. 4] NEW DELHI , MONDAY, JANUARY 09 , 2012/ PAUSA 18, 1933 (SAKA)
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation .
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 9th January , 2012/Pausa 19, 1933 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 8th January, 2012, and is hereby published for general information:-
THE COMPANY SECRETARIES ( AMENDMENT)
ACT, 2011
(No. 4 OF 2012)
[8th January, 2012. ]
AnAct further to amend the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 .
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act , 2011.
Short title and commencement .
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification intheOfficial Gazette , appoint .
56 of 1980 .
Amendment of section 2 .
2.Inthe Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) , in section 2, in sub - section ( 1 )
(i) after clause (f) , the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
9 of 1932 .
"(fa) " firm" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, and includes ,- 2
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(i) the limited liability partnership as defined in clause ( n) of sub- section ( 1 ) of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 ; or 5 of 2009 .
(ii) the sole proprietorship ,
registered with the Institute; " ;
(ii) after clause (ga) , the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:--
6 of 2009 .
(gb) " partner " shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 or in clause (q) ofsub - section ( 1) of section 2 ofthe 9 of 1932 . Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 , as the case may be;
(gc) " partnership " means-
9 of 1932 .
(A) a partnership as defined in section 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932; or
(B) a limited liability partnership which has no company as its partner;' ;
(iii) after clause (j ) , the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
( jj) " sole proprietorship " means an individual who engages himself in the practice of the profession of the company secretaries or offers to perform services referred to in clauses (b) to (f) of sub - section (2) ; ' ;
Amendment of section 26 .
3. Insection 26 of the principal Act , in sub - section ( 1 ) , the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely: --
'Explanation. For the removal of doubts , it is hereby declared that the "company " shall include any limited liability partnership which has company as its partner for the purposes of this section .' .
V. K. BHASIN ,
Secy. to the Govt. ofIndia.
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