Section 396: Registration offices
This section is for setting up and managing the offices that handle company registrations and related tasks under this Act.
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(1)For the purposes of exercising such powers and discharging such functions as are conferred on the Central Government by or under this Act or under the rules made there under and for the purposes of registration of companies under this Act, the Central Government shall, by notification, establish such number of offices at such places as it thinks fit, specifying their jurisdiction.
The Central Government will set up registration offices in various locations to handle company registrations and other tasks under this Act, and will specify the areas that each office will cover.
(2)The Central Government may appoint such Registrars, Additional, Joint, Deputy and Assistant Registrars as it considers necessary for the registration of companies and discharge of various functions under this Act, and the powers and duties that may be exercisable by such officers shall be such as may be prescribed.
The Central Government can appoint Registrars and other officers to manage company registrations and perform other duties, and will define their responsibilities and powers.
(3)The terms and conditions of service, including the salaries payable to persons appointed under sub- section (2), shall be such as may be prescribed.
The Central Government will determine the employment terms, including salaries, for the officers appointed to oversee company registrations.
(4)The Central Government may direct a seal or seals to be prepared for the authentication of documents required for, or connected with, the registration of companies.
The Central Government can order the creation of a seal to verify documents related to company registrations.
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Amendment notes
- 1. The word “prospectus” omitted by Act 22 of 2019, s. 38 (w.e.f. 15-8-2019).
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