The qualifications for a Malaysia certified company secretary are set out by the Companies Act 2016. Some of these requirements are:

  • Be a member of a professional body or any other body prescribed by the Malaysia Ministry of Trade. Company secretaries can be a professional drawn from these bodies:

 

  1. A Chartered Accountant registered under Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
  2. A Chartered Secretary registered Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA)
  3. A Licensed Secretary licensed by Company Commission of Malaysia to be company secretary)
  4. A Lawyer registered with Malaysian Bar, or appropriate authorities.
  • A person has to obtain a license from the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) that was also known as Registrar of Companies ROC). Any person practicing without a license is liable to prosecution and a penalty not exceeding Five Thousand Ringgit.
  • The name of the person proposed for the position of company secretary should be included at the point of submitting incorporation documents to the Registrar of Companies, also known as Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM). If this is not done, the company must do so within 30 days of receiving the Certificate of Incorporation.