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PREMENDRA SAHU
ASST. PROFESSOR
Introduction
A company secretary is a senior position in
a private sector company or public sector
organisation, normally in the form of a
managerial position or above. In large
American and Canadian publicly listed
corporations, a company secretary is
typically
named
a corporate
secretary or secretary.
Qualification of company
secretary
advising the board of directors on their legal and corporate responsibilities and
matters of corporate governance;
Importance of Company
Secretary
1.. The secretary of a company is considered as the Ear, Eyes and Hands of a Company.
2. A company secretary acts as the advisor to the board of directors and provides necessary
information to formulate plans and policies.
3.A company secretary is an organizer as he registers share allotment, prepares and allocates
share certificates, makes all arrangement to prepare various reports like statutory report,
directors report and annual report etc.
4.A company secretary acts as an agent of a company and enters into contract and makes
representation on behalf of the company.
5.He is a coordinator and maintains correspondence with all stockholders of the company.
6.He is the conductor of various meeting like annual general meeting, extra ordinary general
meeting, directors meeting etc. He also prepares the notice, agenda and minutes of meetings.
7.He performs the role of custodian by maintaining all books of accounts required by company
Act.
8.He is the chief administrative officer and carries all administrative job of a company and reports
to the board of directors.
1. Statutory liabilities
1)Register all files and documents of the
company.
2)Arrange statutory meeting and preparing
statutory report and submit it to the Registrar of
joint stock company in due time.
3)Arrange annual general meeting in due time.
4)Sending notice of the meeting to the participant.
5)Writing minutes of various meetings and
maintaining minute books.
1. Statutory liabilities
1. Statutory liabilities
1. Contractual liabilities