Chartered Accountants Act,1949
Act No : 38
Section :
Disabilities.
8. Disabilities. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4, a person shall not be entitled to have his name entered in or borne on the Register if he-- (i) has not attained the age of twenty-one years at the time of his application for the entry of his name in the Register; or 4*[(ii) is of unsound mind and stands so adjudged by a competent court; or] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ins. by Act 15 of 1959, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-7-1959). 2 Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for the original sub-section (w.e.f. 1-7- 1959). 3 Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-7-1959). 4 Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for the former clause (w.e.f. 1-7-1959). 10 (iii) is an undischarged insolvent; or (iv) being a discharged insolvent, has not obtained from the Court a certificate stating that his insolvency was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his part; or (v) has been convicted by a competent Court whether within or without India, of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with transportation or imprisonment or of an offence, not of a technical nature, committed by him in his professional capacity unless in respect of the offence committed he has either been granted a pardon or, on an application made by him in this behalf, the Central Government has, by an order in writing, removed the disability; or 1*[(vi) has been removed from membership of the Institute on being found on inquiry to have been guilty of professional or other misconduct: Provided that a person who has been removed from membership for a specified period, shall not be entitled to have his name entered in the Register until the expiry of such period.]
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