Statutory Books and Registers under Companies Act, 1956 - REGISTER OF DIRECTORS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MANAGER AND SECRETARY

Section and Name           Section 303(1) REGISTER OF DIRECTORS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MANAGER AND SECRETARY

Format "The register should contain the following particulars in respect of each director, managing director, manager or secretary: present name and surname in full; any former name or surname in full; father’s/husband’s name and surname in full; date of birth; usual residential address; nationality including the nationality of origin, if different; business / occupation; committee membership/ chairmanship in the company; office of director, managing director, manager or secretary and committee membership/chairmanship held/ relinquished in any other body corporate; date of  appointment and re-appointment in the company; date of cessation of office and reasons therefor; disqualifications, if any."

Entries should be made in the register forthwith on receiving intimation from the directors. Entries in the register should be made folio wise and, within each folio, transaction wise.

Directors should give notice of the securities of the company held, acquired or disposed of by them.

Where to Kept  The register should be maintained at the registered office of the company.

Inspection          "The register should be open for inspection during the period beginning 14 days before the date of the annual general meeting of the company and ending 3 days after the date of its conclusion, during the business hours of the company subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company may impose by its articles or in general meeting so that not less than 2 hours in each working day of the company are allowed for inspection.                                               

Members or debenture holders can inspect the register without payment of any fee."

Authentication Entries in the register should be authenticated by the secretary of the company or by any other person authorized by the Board for the purpose, by appending his signature to each entry.

Preservation      The register should be preserved permanently and should be kept in the custody of the secretary of the company or any other person authorized by the Board for the purpose.