Depositories Act, 1996
23. Appeals
(1) Any person aggrieved by 3[ an order of the Board
made before the commencement of the Securities Laws (2nd Amendment) Act, 1999]
under this Act, or the regulations made thereunder may prefer an appeal to the
Central Government within such time as may be prescribed.
(2) No appeal shall be admitted if it is preferred after the
expiry of the period prescribed therefor:
PROVIDED that an appeal may be admitted after the
expiry of the period prescribed therefor if the appellant satisfies the Central
Government that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within
the prescribed period.
(3) Every appeal made under this section shall be made in such
form and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against and by
such fees as may be prescribed.
(4) The procedure for disposing of an appeal shall be such as
may be prescribed:
PROVIDED that before disposing of an appeal, the
appellant shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.