Companies Act, 1956
Sec 637A - Powers of Central Government or Company Law
Board to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on
applications.
(1) Where the Central Government or Company
Law Board is required or authorized by any provision of this Act,
(a) to accord approval, sanction, consent,
confirmation or recognition to or in relation to, any matter ;
(b) to give any direction in relation to any
matter ; or
(c) to grant any exemption in relation to any
matter,
then, in the absence of anything to the
contrary contained in such or any other provision of this Act, the Central
Government or Company Law Board may accord, give or grant such approval,
sanction, consent, confirmation, recognition, direction or exemption, subject
to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as it may think fit to impose
and may, in the case of contravention of any such condition, limitation or
restriction, rescind or withdraw such approval, sanction, consent,
confirmation, recognition, direction or exemption.
(2) Save as otherwise expressly provided in
this Act, every application which may be, or is required to be, made to the
Central Government or Company Law Board under any provision of this Act
(a) in respect of any approval, sanction,
consent, confirmation or recognition to be accorded by that Government or Board
to, or in relation to, any matter ; or
(b) in respect of any direction or exemption
to be given or granted by that Government or Board in relation to any matter ;
or
(c) in respect of any other matter,
shall be accompanied by such fee as may be
prescribed :
Provided that different fees may be prescribed
for applications in respect of different matters or in case of applications by
companies, for applications by different classes of companies.