Section 8Chapter 2

Disabilities

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4section 4, a person shall not be entitled to have his name entered in, or borne on, the Register of members 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 of members; or

(ii)

is of unsound mind and stands so adjudged by a competent court; or

(iii)

is an undischarged insolvent or undischarged bankrupt; or

(iiia) is declared bankrupt under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016);

(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 outside India, of an offence

involving moral turpitude and punishable with 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

(vi)

has been removed from membership of the Institute on being found on inquiry to have been guilty of professional or other misconduct:

Proviso

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 of members until the expiry of such period.

Notes, amendments & references (3)

1. Subs. by Act 12 of 2022, s. 45, for "Register" (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).

2. Ins. by s. 45, ibid . (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).

3. Subs. by s. 45, ibid ., for "without India" (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).