Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) (Amendment) Rules

The Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) (Amendment) Rules, 2022.

G. S.R. 866 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 38A read with clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, further to amend the Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006.namely: —

1. Short title and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
   (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
   
2. In the Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule (1), in clause (b),–
   
   (i) for the words, “form approved,”, the words, “form including electronic form approved” shall be substituted;
   
   (ii) after clause (b) , the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:
   (ba) “ballot paper” means paper in printed form or in electronic mode for the purpose of casting of vote;
   (bb) “Electronic Voting Platform” means a secured electronic platform used for the purpose of voting, including portal or application or combination of any of the electronic system or software as approved by the Council.
   (bc) “voting” means casting of vote by physical mode or electronic mode; (bd) “Voting by physical
   mode” means voting through printed ballot paper at designated polling booth or through postal means;
   (be) “Voting by electronic mode” means remote electronic voting or voting at polling booth through any electronic voting platform;
   (bf) “polling booth” means a booth designated for the purpose of voting;
   (bg) “remote electronic voting” means voting through electronic voting platform from any location
   other than polling booth.

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