COMPANY LAW BOARD (FEES ON APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS) RULES, 1991
PREAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 642 read with sub-section (2) of section 637A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:--
Rule 1 - Short title and commencement
(1) These *1rules may be called the Company Law Board (Fees on Applications and Petitions) Rules, 1991.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
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*1 GSR 290 (E), DATED 31-5-1991
Rule 2 - Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires?
(a) "Act" means the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);
(b) "company" includes a foreign company;
(c) "Company Law Board" means the Board of the Company Law Administration, constituted under section 10E of the Act;
(d) "Monopolies Act" means the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (54 of 1969);
(e) "Regional Director" means the person appointed by the Central Government, in the Department of Company Affairs, as a Regional Director;
(f) "Registrar" means the Registrar of Companies appointed under the Act;
(g) "section" means a section of the Act;
(h) "Schedule" means the Schedule to these rules;
(i) "security" means security as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (t) of section 22A of the Securities Contracts Act;
(j) "Securities Contracts Act" means the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956).
Rule 3 - Fees on application or petition
(1) Every petition made to the Company Law Board shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule to these rules:
Provided that no fee shall be payable on applications or petitions made by the Regional Director, Registrar of Companies, or by the Central Government, or by any officer on behalf of the Government *1[or by the Government of a State].
(2) Every interlocutory application made to the Company Law Board for an interim order or direction shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees fifty.
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*1Inserted by the Amendment Rules, 1992, w.e.f. 29-9-1992)
Rule 4 - Place of payment of fees
*1The fees payable under these rules shall be paid by means of a bank draft drawn in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, Department of Company Affairs, New Delhi/Bombay/Calcutta/ Madras.]
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*1 Substituted, by the Amendment Rules, 1992 w.e.f. 29-9-1992). Prior to its substiution, rule 4 read as under:
?4. Fees payable under this rule shall be paid into the Public Account of India at the following branches of the Pubjab National Bank for credit under the Head of Account?104 Other General Economic Services?Fees realized by the Central Government and Company Law Board on Applications / petitions made to its under the Companies Act, 1956, namely :--
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Ashram Road Civil Lines City Brach Phiroz Shah Mehta Road Brabourne Road Sector-17 Cuttack Barakhamba Road, New Delhi Ernakulam Naya Bazar Bank Street M.I. Road Ratnada Colony Civil Lines Swaroop Nagar Mout Road Kingsway Piffurlekar Road? Rule 5 - Credit of fees to Public Account of India *1The fees received by the Pay and Accounts Officer under these rules shall be credited to the Public Account of India under the Head of Account 1475--Other General Economic Services--Regulation of Joint Stock Companies--Fees realised under the Companies Act, 1956.] ___________________________________________ *1 Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 1992, w.e.f. 29-9-1992. Prior to its substitution, rule 5 read as under: ?5. The fees payable under this rule may also be paid by means of a bank draft drawn in favour of pay and accounts officer, Department of Company Affairs, New Delhi/Bombayt/Calcutta/Madras.?
Schedule - SCHEDULE SCHEDULE [See rule 2(1)]
__________________________________________ 1. Substituted for ?500? by the Amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 2. Substituted for ?5000? in Serial Nos. 7 and 8 and for ?50? in Serial No. 5 by the Amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 3. Substituted for ?50? in Serial Nos. 14,15 and 16 and for ?200? in Serial No. 17 by the Amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 4. Substituted for ?50? in serial No. 21 by the Amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 5. Substituted for ?500? in Serial Nos. 22 and 22A by the amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 6. Inserted by the Amendment Rules, 1992, w.e.f. 29-9-1992. 7. Substituted for ?500? by the Amendment Rules, 2000, 1-4-2000. 8. Substituted for ?50? in Serial No. 24, 25 and 26, by the Amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 9. Substituted for ?500? in Serial Nos. 27 and 28, by the Amendment Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 10. Substituted for ?500? in Serial Nos. 29 and 30 by the Amendment Rules, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 11. Substituted for ?50? by the Amendment (Rules, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2000. 12. Omitted by the Company Law Board (Fees on Application and Petitions) (Amendment) Rules 2012 vide Notification No. GSR547(E) dated 10.07.2012 w.e.f. 10.07.2012 for the following : -
13. Inserted by the Company Law Board (Fees on Applications and Petitions) Amendment Rules, 2014 vide Notification From File No. 1/19/2014-CL-V dated 03.11.2014. |