Public Limited Company - Secretary

Company Secretary - PLC

The company secretary of a PLC must also be a person who appears to the directors to have the necessary knowledge and ability to fulfil the functions and who:

(a) held the office of secretary or assistant or deputy secretary on 22 December 1980; or

(b) for at least three of the five years before their appointment, held the office of secretary of a non-private company; or

(c) is a barrister, advocate or solicitor called or admitted in any part of the United Kingdom; or

(d) is a person who, by virtue of his or her previous experience or membership of another body, appears to the directors to be capable of discharging the functions of secretary; or

(e) is a member of any of the following bodies:

  • the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
  • the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
  • the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
  • the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
  • the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy