law: Company Secretaries Act, 1980
  23. Constitution and Functions of Regional Councils
  
  For the purpose of advising and assisting it
  
  on matters concerning its functions, the Council may constitute such Regional Councils
  
  as and when it deems fit for one or more of the regional constituencies that
  
  may be notified by the Central Government under clause (a) of sub-section (2)
  
  of section 9.
  (2) The Regional Councils shall be constituted
  
  in such manner and exercise such functions as may be prescribed.
  (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this
  
  section, each Regional Council of the dissolved company shall, on the
  
  commencement of this Act, become the Regional Council of the Institute for the
  
  area for which it was functioning as a Regional Council immediately before such
  
  commencement and shall function as such -
  ( i )
  
  for a period of two years from such commencement, or
  (ii) till a Regional
  
  Council is constituted for such area in accordance with the provisions of this
  
  section,
  whichever is earlier.