Section 461 of the Companies Act, 2013
Section 461 of the Companies Act, 2013 empowers the Central Government to revise orders made by the Registrar, Regional Director, or any other subordinate authority in certain cases.
🔹 Section 461 – Power of Central Government to Accord Approval, etc., Subject to Conditions and to Prescribe Fees on Applications
⚠️ Note: As per the official Companies Act, 2013, Section 461 does not relate to revision of orders (that is Section 453). Instead, Section 461 specifically deals with the power of the Central Government to impose conditions while granting approvals, permissions, or exemptions under the Act.
📘 Bare Act Summary of Section 461:
The Central Government may grant approval, sanction, consent, confirmation, recognition, direction, or exemption under any provision of this Act—
Subject to such conditions, limitations, or restrictions as it may think fit to impose.
It may also specify fees for making such applications.
🧠 Explanation:
Whenever a company applies to the Central Government under any provision of the Companies Act (like for conversion, restructuring, exemptions, etc.), the Central Government:
Can impose conditions while granting the approval.
Can prescribe a fee for making such applications.
✅ Purpose:
Gives the Central Government flexibility in granting regulatory approvals.
Ensures controlled, case-specific compliance.
Allows the government to charge processing/application fees for administrative work.
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