law: Company Secretaries Act, 1980
  39. Power to make Regulations
  
  (1) The Council may, by notification in the
  
  Gazette of India make regulations for the purpose of carrying out the
  
  provisions of this Act.
  (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, namely :-
  (a) the professions
  
  that may be recognized under sub-section (2) of section 2 and items (1), (3)
  
  and (4) of Part I of the First Schedule;
  (b) the examinations
  
  and training for the purposes of clauses (c), (d) and (e) of sub-section (1) of
  
  section 4;
  (c) the manner of
  
  making an application and granting thereof under sub-section (3) of section 4
  
  or sub-section (3) of section 5;
  (d) the fees payable
  
  under sub-section (3) of section 4, sub-section (3) of section 5, sub-section
  
  (2) of section 6, clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 15, sub-section (4)
  
  of section 19 and clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 20;
  (e) the qualifications and practical experience for the purposes of sub-section
  
  (3) of section 5;
  (f) the form in which
  
  an application may be made under sub-section (2) of section 6;
  (g) the manner in
  
  which an election to the Council may be conducted under section 10;
  (h) the transaction of
  
  business by the Council for the discharge of its functions under section 15 and
  
  other provisions of this Act, the place at which and the intervals at which the
  
  Council shall hold its meetings for the transaction of such business, the
  
  procedure to be followed at such meetings and all other matters connected
  
  therewith;
  ( i )
  
  the regulation and maintenance of the status and standards of professional
  
  qualifications of members of the Institute, as required by clause (i ) of sub-section (2) of section 15;
  (j) the carrying out
  
  of research in matters of interest to Company Secretaries as required by clause
  
  (j) of sub-section (2) of section 15;
  (k) the maintenance of
  
  libraries and publication of books and periodicals relating to management of
  
  companies and allied subjects, as required by clause (k) of sub-section (2) of
  
  section 15;
  (l) the exercise of
  
  disciplinary powers as required by clause (m) of sub-section (2) of section 15;
  (m) the transaction of
  
  business by the Standing Committees and other Committees referred to in section
  
  17, the places at which and the intervals at which such committees shall hold
  
  their meetings for the transaction of such business, the procedure to be
  
  followed at such meeting and all other matters connected therewith;
  (n) the manner in
  
  which the Register may be maintained under sub-section (1) of section 19;
  (o) the other
  
  particulars to be included in the Register, as required by clause (e) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 19;
  (p) the manner in
  
  which the annual list of members of the Institute may be published under
  
  sub-section (3) of section 19;
  (q) the inquiries to
  
  be held under sub-section (1) of section 21;
  (r) the manner in which Regional Council may be constituted under sub- section
  
  (2) of section 23 and the functions thereof;
  (s) the conditions
  
  subject to which foreign qualifications may be recognized under sub-section (2)
  
  of section 38;
  (t) any other matter
  
  which is required to be, or may be, prescribed under this Act.
  (3) All regulations made by the Council under
  
  this Act shall be subject to the condition of previous publication and to the
  
  approval of the Central Government.
  (4) Every regulation shall, as soon as may be after it is made by the Council,
  
  be forwarded to the Central Government and that Government shall cause a copy
  
  of the same to be laid before each House of Parliament, while it is in session
  
  for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in
  
  two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session
  
  immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both
  
  Houses agree in making any modification in the regulation or both Houses agree
  
  that the regulation should not be made, the regulation shall thereafter have
  
  effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so,
  
  however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to
  
  the validity of anything previously done under that regulation.