Act not to affect right of accountants to practise as such in Acceding States Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the right of any person who, at the commencement of this Act, is entitled to engage himself in the practice of accountancy in any 1[Part B State] under any law in force in that State, to […]

Construction of references Any reference to a chartered accountant or a registered accountant or a certified or qualified auditor in any other law or in any document whatsoever shall be construed as a reference to a chartered accountant in practice within the meaning of this Act.] Amendment 1 Substituted, for the following, by the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Act, 1959 :- “31. References

Members, etc., to be public servants The Chairperson, Presiding Officer, members and other officers and employees of the Authority, Disciplinary Committee, Tribunal, Board, Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Directorate shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.*]  

Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the Council or the Authority or the Disciplinary Committee or the Tribunal or the Board or the Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Directorate or any officer of that Government, Council, Authority, Disciplinary Committee, Tribunal, Board, Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Directorate, for anything which is in good faith

Power of Central Government to issue directions (1) In the event of non-compliance by the Council of any provisions of this Act, the Central Government may give to the Council such general or special directions as it considers necessary to ensure compliance and the Council shall, in the discharge of its functions under this Act, comply with such directions. (2) If,

Rules, regulations and notifications to be laid before Parliament Every rule and every regulation made and every notification issued under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised

Powers of Central Government to direct regulations to be made or to make or amend regulations (1) Where the Central Government considers it expedient so to do, it may, by order in writing, direct the Council to make any regulations or to amend or revoke any regulations already made within such period as it may specify in

Power to make regulations (1) The Council may, by notification in the “Gazette of India”, make regulations for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act. 1[…] (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters :- (a) the standard and conduct

Power of Central Government to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) the manner of election2 and

Reciprocity (1) Where any country, specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette, prevents persons of Indian domicile from becoming members of any institution similar to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or from practising the profession of accountancy or subjects them to unfair discrimination in that country, no subject of any such country shall be