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Section 7: Members to be known as Chartered Accountants.

The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949Central Act · Act 38 of 1949

[Every member of the Institute in practice shall, and any other member may, use the designation of a chartered accountant and no member using such designation shall use any other description, whether in addition thereto or in substitution therefore]:

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any such person from adding any other description or letters to his name, if entitled thereto, to indicate membership of such other Institute of Accountancy, whether in India or elsewhere, as may be recognised in this behalf by the Council, or any other qualification that he may possess, or to prohibit a firm, all the partners of which are members of the Institute and in practice, from being known by its firm name as Chartered Accountants.

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ActThe Chartered Accountants Act, 1949
Section7
Marginal noteMembers to be known as Chartered Accountants.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 15 of 1959. . Subs. by Act 15 of 1959, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-7-1959).

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