Company Secretary

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Private Companies

The Company Secretary duties can be performed by any director of the company, or any person they delegate those duties to

Public companies must still appoint a company secretary

They must be qualified by being any of the following:

(a) Qualified accountant
(b) A solicitor or barrister
(c) Qualified chartered company secretary
(d) A company secretary before 22nd December 1980
(e) A company secretary of a plc for 3 of the last 5 years
(f) Anyone else deemed fit to hold the post by virtue of any other position held

Duties of the Company Secretary include:

The actual duties of the company secretary are set by the board of directors, and as such vary. Some of the common duties undertaken by secretaries include:

  1. Keeping the statutory registers

  2. Submitting annual returns

  3. Organising and attending board and general meetings

  4. Ensuring statutory compliance

  5. Signing Co. Act required documents

The company secretary has the power to bind the company in all transactions of an administrative nature via 'implied authority' Panorama Developments v Fidelis Furnishing

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