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Annexure 7 to Board’s Report
Form No. MR-3
Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended

March 31, 2021

[Pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule no. 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To, (v) The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under
The Members, the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (‘SEBI
Tata Chemicals Limited Act’):
We have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance (a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial
of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;
corporate practices by Tata Chemicals Limited (hereinafter called (b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition
the Company). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015;
that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate (c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
conducts/statutory compliances and expressing our opinion Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018
thereon.
and amendments from time to time; (Not applicable
Based on our verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute to the Company during the audit period)
books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by (d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based
the Company, to the extent the information provided by the Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014; (Not applicable
Company, its officers, agents and authorised representatives to the Company during the audit period)
during the conduct of secretarial audit, the explanations and (e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and
clarifications given to us and the representations made by the Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008; (Not
Management and considering the relaxations granted by the applicable to the Company during the audit period)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Securities and Exchange Board
of India warranted due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, (f) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars
we hereby report that in our opinion, the Company has, during to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations,
the audit period covering the financial year ended on March 31, 1993 regarding the Companies Act and dealing with
2021, generally complied with the statutory provisions listed client; (Not applicable to the Company during the
hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board processes audit period)
and compliance mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner (g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting
and subject to the reporting made hereinafter: of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009; (Not applicable to
the Company during the audit period) and
We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms
and returns filed and other records made available to us and (h) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of
maintained by the Company for the financial year ended on March Securities) Regulations, 2018; (Not applicable to the
31, 2021 according to the provisions of: Company during the audit period)
(i) The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the rules made (vi) Other laws applicable specifically to the Company namely :
thereunder; 1. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, rules and
(ii) The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) and regulations thereunder;
the rules made thereunder; 2. Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and rules and regulations
thereunder;
(iii) The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws
framed thereunder; We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of
(iv) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules the following:
and regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign (i) Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company
Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External Secretaries of India with respect to Board and General
Commercial Borrowings; Meetings.

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