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Com 6th semester company secretary the word secretary is derived from the latin word secretarius meaning confidential officer. The aim of the module is to specify and assess the essential knowledge and skills involved in taking overall responsibility for the corporate secretarial function in. Inclusion of each item, in order, will count towards the neatness and completeness of your book, and each is worth 3 points 36 points total recording of minutes is a secretarys most important duty and each months. Icsa guidance on induction of directors contents 1 introduction 2 references to induction in regulation and guidance 3 best practice points and points to consider in the programme design 4 director induction checklists 4.
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