{"id":110272,"date":"2022-09-28T18:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/?p=110272"},"modified":"2022-12-22T15:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T10:04:12","slug":"secretarial-standard-1-on-board-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/secretarial-standard-1-on-board-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-110283 size-full\" title=\"Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings\" src=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/Secretarial-Standard-1-on-Board-Meetings-1.png\" alt=\"Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Secretarial-Standard-1-on-Board-Meetings-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Secretarial-Standard-1-on-Board-Meetings-1-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Secretarial-Standard-1-on-Board-Meetings-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Secretarial-Standard-1-on-Board-Meetings-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Secretarial-Standard-1-on-Board-Meetings-1-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>It is crucial to adhere to secretarial standards in the meeting&#8217;s processes and in topics related to them since company law provisions are growing stricter and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROCs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are being more vigilant. Secretarial Standard 1 serves as a reference for conducting the Board Meeting in accordance with the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Company Act, 2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regulations. The provisions of Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings have been as simply stated as possible in this article by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal Window&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Table of Content<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Short\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short Glimpse<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#of\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meaning of Secretarial Standard 1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scope of Secretarial Standard 1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#for\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Need for Secretary Standards<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Benefits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretary Standards&#8217; Benefits<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#was\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why was Secretarial Standard 1 created together with other Standards?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#on\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#to\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penalties for not adhering to Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Endnote\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endnote<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"Short\"><b>Short Glimpse<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICSI was the world&#8217;s first professional organization to begin the process of developing Secretarial Standards for the integration, harmonization, and standardization of corporate secretarial procedures. With the help of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICSI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Worldwide Federation of Company Secretaries (IFCS) agreed to establish an International Secretarial Standards Board, which will develop international secretarial standards to extend good corporate governance discipline beyond national lines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Act, having recognized Secretarial Standards, initially prescribed two Standards, namely the Standard on Board Meetings (SS-1) and the Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) (SS-2). The Act requires that every corporation follow both secretarial requirements, and any noncompliance will result in penalties. To be completely compliant with the Companies Act, about nine lakh operating companies in India would have to conform to these Secretarial Standards. These guidelines would facilitate conducting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and improve governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"of\"><b>Meaning of Secretarial Standard 1\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In accordance with Section 118(10) of the\u00a0Companies Act, 2013\u00a0the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released Secretarial Standard 1. (Act). The Secretarial Standards Board (SSB), which was established by the ICSI in the year 2000, develops secretarial standards and establishes a set of guidelines for calling and conducting board meetings (including committee meetings) and other related events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The secretarial standards are a set of principles that companies are supposed to embrace and adhere to when carrying out their corporate responsibilities, resulting in greater corporate governance. The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring appropriate, timely, and adequate compliance with the terms of the Act, and they are professionally aided by Company Secretaries. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) noticed divergent secretarial practices over time while regulating the profession of the Company Secretary and felt the need for integration, harmonization, and standardization of divergent secretarial practices and established the Secretarial Standards Board (SSB) in 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a unique and beneficial step, and ICSI has formed such a Board for the first time in the history of the business sector worldwide. The SSB is made up of experienced company secretaries representing companies as well as practicing company secretaries, as well as representatives from regulators, other professional organizations, and other chambers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1\"><b>Scope of Secretarial Standard 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following is the scope of Secretarial Standard 1:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Applicability of Secretarial Standard 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Board of Directors meetings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Committee of the Board meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Non-Applicability of Secretarial Standard 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/one-person-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Person Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or &#8220;OPC&#8221;) with a board that only has one director.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies have a license under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such class(es) of corporations as the Central Government may be exempt via the notice, such as IFSC Public Company and IFSC Private Company<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS &#8211; 1 is in accordance with the Act&#8217;s provision. However, the Act&#8217;s provisions must take precedence if a Standard or a portion of it becomes incompatible with the Act as a result of later amendments to the Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0If formed under the Act, companies engaged in the generation or supply of energy, banking companies, insurance companies, and companies subject to any special acts are also subject to SS-1. However, if the terms of these Special Acts, which apply to these companies and include the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banking Regulation Act,\u00a01949<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Insurance Act,\u00a01938, etc., conflict with SS-1, the provisions of those Special Acts must take precedence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"for\"><b>The Need for Secretary Standards<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A question about the establishment of Secretarial Standards is why it took so long. It undoubtedly indicates a consistent shift in mentality toward the acknowledgment of business secretarial function. According to the new rule, all listed and unlisted companies with a paid-up share capital of at least five crore rupees must have a full-time company secretary. Secretarial audits are now required for larger corporations. Many of the paperwork needed by law to be filed by companies may still be approved by a company secretary in practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, there is a growing understanding among Indian and international investors that it is preferable to invest in companies that respect transparency and appreciate the need of adhering to applicable laws, regulations, and good practices. Secretarial tasks have also gained importance in this environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the ever-increasing need to increase corporate governance, there is an urgent need to ensure adequate processes and procedures are followed. Corporate Governance reports are now required to be included in yearly reports of publicly traded corporations. In light of the foregoing, there is an obvious necessity to implement Secretarial Standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 118(10) of Companies Act, 2013\u00a0requires the ICSI-specified Secretarial Standards to be followed at General Meetings and Board Meetings. The adoption of Secretarial Standards by corporations will have a significant influence on the quality of their secretarial activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Benefits\"><b>Secretary Standards&#8217; Benefits<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The business sector&#8217;s acceptance of the Secretarial Standards will have a significant influence on the quality of secretarial procedures used by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">companies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making them comparable to the finest practices in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It leads to an improvement in the quality of secretarial procedures used by businesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It improves corporate governance and leads to more transparency in Board Meeting processes, particularly for private companies; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It minimizes litigation. Many lawsuit situations arise from disagreements that arise as a result of Board Meeting notifications not being received, the agenda being introduced without appropriate warning, and so on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It boosts the trust of investors who wish to invest in Private Limited enterprises, such as Private Equity players and overseas investors. Many private equity investors have already praised this decision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"was\"><b>Why was Secretarial Standard 1 created together with other Standards?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was done to create more clarity, encourage good governance practices, and guarantee that businesses across the nation adhere to consistent practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 118(10) of Companies Act, 2013\u00a0requires the ICSI-specified Secretarial Standards to be followed at General Meetings and Board Meetings. The adoption of Secretarial Standards by corporations will have a significant influence on the quality of their secretarial activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"on\"><b>Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Secretarial Standard on Board Meetings, which must now be followed, now includes precise practices and procedures, primarily concerning the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who may convene the meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time, place, and mode of holding such meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting notice and agenda\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings of Board Committees and independent directors\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quorum\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendance at meetings\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directors&#8217; participation in a meeting via electronic mode\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chairman of board or committee meetings\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Procedure for passing board resolutions at board meetings or by circulation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a better understanding of our reader we have tried to simplify and incorporated the concept of Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings SS-1, in a tabular form, which is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Who Can Convene a Board Meeting<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Directors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Secretary (If any)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anybody authorized by the Board to act in this capacity upon the request of a Director after consulting with the Chairman While he was away (Unless otherwise provided in the Articles)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Director (If any)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanent Director (If any)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Notice Shall be issued by<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A company secretary,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any Directors or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other individual designated for the purpose by the Board.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Period of Notice<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless the Articles require a longer amount of time, should be communicated at least seven days prior to the date of the Meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A further two days will be charged for the service if the provider ships through registered or fast post.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dates and times of meetings are set in advance, and notice of meetings must be given.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Adjournment of the Meeting<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At any time during the meeting, the Chairman may postpone it for any reason, except<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissented to<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refused by a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Day, Time, Place<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any day, at any time, and anywhere<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>To whom Notice of the meeting will be given<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To all Directors (Even to the original director even if these have been sent to the Alternate Director)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjourned Meeting Notice:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Distributed to all Directors, even those who missed the meeting on the scheduled day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless the postponed meeting is scheduled during the meeting,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least seven days before to the meeting, notice must also be issued.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Mode of Sending Notice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(Including Agenda and Notes on Agenda)<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company will choose the method of providing the notice, whether it is by hand, speed post, registered post, facsimile, e-mail, or any other electronic method.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a Director designates a specific method of delivery for the Notice, that method must be used to deliver the Notice to the Director. However, if a meeting is held with less notice, the corporation may choose a quicker method of distributing the notice, agenda, and agenda notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Address of Sending Notice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(Including Agenda and Notes on Agenda)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the mailing address or email address that the Director registered with the business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a Director designates a specific method of delivery for the Notice, that method must be used to deliver the Notice to the Director.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company should keep records of notices sent, agendas sent, agenda notes sent, and notices of delivery (3 years)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Content of Notice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Notice must include the meeting&#8217;s venue&#8217;s entire address, serial number, day, date, time, and means of communication.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A note supporting each item of business that has to be approved during the meeting is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serial numbers will be assigned to each item of business that will be discussed during the meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any topic not on the agenda may be brought up for discussion with the Chairman&#8217;s approval and the support of the majority of the Directors present at the meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplementary Notes: Any of the agenda items may have supplemental notes circulated at or before the meeting, but these notes may only be discussed with the chairman&#8217;s approval and the support of the majority of the directors present, who must include at least one independent director if any.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Notice will advise the Directors of their choice to participate electronically and will provide them with all the essential details.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the Notice must include the phone number(s) or email address (es) of the Chairman, the Company Secretary, or any other person designated by the Board, which the Director must confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>the business which is in the nature of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the approval of a majority of the Directors, which must include at least one Independent Director, notes on certain topics may be delivered in a shorter amount of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the first Board meeting of each fiscal year, as well as anytime the director changes, general approval for presenting notes on such topics may be obtained.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the required general permission has not been obtained, it must be obtained before the Meeting takes up the relevant topics for discussion. The Minutes must reflect the fact that permission was obtained.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Participation through Electronic Mode:<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless expressly forbidden, any Director may participate through electronic mode.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Director must notify the Chairman or the Company Secretary in advance if he plans to participate through electronic mode so that they can make the necessary preparations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Director may also communicate his participation intentions by electronic means at the start of the calendar year, and those communications shall be valid for that calendar year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It shall be presumed that the Director will physically attend the Meeting in the absence of a prior communication or confirmation from him in the manner described above.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Company Secretary or, in the absence of a Company Secretary, the Chairman or any other Director present at the Meeting, if so authorized by the Chairman, signs the attendance register and the fact of such participation is also noted in the Minutes, it will be assumed that the Directors participating via electronic mode have signed it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Meeting conducted at a<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>shorter Notice<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Notice must mention that the Meeting is being conducted with a shorter Notice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If at least one Independent Director, if any, is present at such Meeting, the Notice, Agenda, and Notes on Agenda may be delivered earlier than mentioned above in order to conduct urgent business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decisions made at such a Meeting must be communicated to all the Directors if an Independent Director is not present. These decisions become final only after receiving the approval of at least one Independent Director if any.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless such decisions were adopted at the Meeting itself by a majority of the Company&#8217;s Directors, decisions in cases where the Company lacks an Independent Director shall only be final upon confirmation by a majority of the Company&#8217;s Directors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Frequency of Meetings<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A minimum of four meetings of its board are held each calendar year, with no more than 120 days separating any two meetings that are held back-to-back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within thirty days after the incorporation date, the board will hold its first meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a One Person Company, Small Company, or Dormant, sufficient<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In each half of a calendar year, the company has one board meeting, with a minimum of 90 days passing between meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When an adjourned meeting is a continuation of the previous one, the time between meetings is measured starting from that date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee meetings\u2014as frequently as required by any legislation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least one meeting of independent directors every calendar year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Quorum<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the Meeting, a quorum must be present.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directors who are interested are not included in the quorum for the relevant transaction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Except where prohibited, directors participating through electronic mode counted toward the quorum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A board meeting requires a quorum of either two directors or one-third of the board&#8217;s total membership, whichever is higher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any fraction in the aforementioned one-third must be rounded to the nearest whole number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there are more than or equal to two-thirds of the total number of directors who are interested in voting, the remaining directors present at the meeting, who must number at least two, will constitute the quorum for that issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of quorum &#8211; The meeting will automatically be postponed to the same day, the next week, at the same time and location, or, if that day is a national holiday, to the following day, the following week, which is not a national holiday, at the same time and place.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting will be canceled if there is not a quorum at the adjourned meeting as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there are fewer than the minimum number of Directors required by the Articles, no business may be conducted until the remaining Directors or a general meeting has increased the number.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Leave of absence<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only when a request for such leave has been made known to the Company Secretary, Chairman, or any other individual designated by the Board to serve as the meeting&#8217;s notice-issuer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a Director Misses all of the Board meetings held over the course of a year, whether or not they request a leave of absence from the Board, their position will become vacant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><b>Chairman<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board Meeting Schedule:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The board&#8217;s chairman must also be the company&#8217;s chairman. The Directors may choose one among themselves to serve as the Chairman of the Board if the company lacks a Chairman.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Board Meetings will be presided over by the Chairman of the Board. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles, the Directors present at the Meeting shall pick one of themselves to chair and conduct the Meeting if such a Chairman is not chosen or if the Chairman is unable to attend.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commissions&#8217; Meetings:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Act or any other legislation or the Articles, the Committee Meetings shall be presided over by a member of the Committee who has been selected by the Board or chosen by the Committee as Chairman of the Committee. Except as otherwise stated in the Articles, the Committee must pick one of its members present to a chair and manage the Meeting of the Committee if no Chairman has been so chosen or if the elected Chairman is unable to attend the Meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"to\"><b>Penalties for not adhering to Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If any failure to comply with the provisions of Section 118 occurs, the company will be fined 25,000\/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand) and each officer of the business would be fined Rs. 5,000\/-. (Rupees Five Thousand). Section 205(1) (b) requires the Company Secretary to ensure that the company follows the appropriate Secretarial Standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Endnote\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/roc-company-annual-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-111331 size-full\" title=\"Get ROC Annual Filling\" src=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/Get-ROC-Annual-filings-starting-from-3000-1-2.png\" alt=\"Get ROC Annual Filling\" width=\"1000\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Get-ROC-Annual-filings-starting-from-3000-1-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Get-ROC-Annual-filings-starting-from-3000-1-2-600x120.png 600w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Get-ROC-Annual-filings-starting-from-3000-1-2-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Get-ROC-Annual-filings-starting-from-3000-1-2-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Endnote<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretarial Standards will instill huge trust in the eyes of investors, particularly fund managers and foreign investors, who are worried about excellent governance standards and sound processes. This will result in more finance flowing into India, more projects, and increased modernization and expansion. At the same time, the Board of Directors would be more transparent and accountable. With strong and dependable corporate decision-making procedures, these standards will improve investor trust and assist the corporate world in realizing the Prime Minister&#8217;s agenda \u2014 &#8216;Make in India&#8217; and &#8216;ease of doing business by giving a baseline on good governance. Many corporations were voluntarily adopting secretarial standards and disclosing compliance in their annual reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Legal Window, if you are facing any issue regarding the Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings. 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