*[15. Functions of
Council.-(1) The Institute shall function under the
overall control, guidance and supervision of the Council and
the duty of carrying out the provisions of this Act shall
be vested in the Council.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing powers, the duties of the Council shall include-
(a) to approve academic courses and their contents;
(b) the prescribing of fees for the examination of candidates
for enrolment;
(c) the prescribing of qualifications for entry in the Register;
(d) the recognition of foreign qualifications and training
for purposes of enrolment;
(e) the prescribing of guidelines for granting or refusal
of certificates of practice under this Act;
(f) the levy of fees from members, examinees and other persons;
(g) the regulation and maintenance of the status and standard
of professional qualifications of members of the Institute;
(h) the carrying out, by granting financial assistance to
persons other than members of the Council or in any other
manner, of research in such matters of interest to Company
Secretaries as may be prescribed;
(i) to enable functioning of the Director (Discipline), the
Board of Discipline, the Disciplinary Committee and the Appellate
Authority constituted under the provisions of this Act;
(j) to enable functioning of the Quality Review Board;
(k) consideration of the recommendations of the Quality Review
Board made under clause (a) of section 29B and details of
action taken thereon in its annual report; and
(l) to ensure the functioning of the Institute in accordance
with the provisions of this Act and in performance of other
statutory duties as may be entrusted to the Institute from
time to time.
*[Substituted by Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006
w.e.f 8-8-2006]
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