Section-15 Functions of Council

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Section-15 Functions of The 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

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