Rule 22 - Payment of fees.—Except as otherwise provided elsewhere - Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms, 1956

Payment of fees. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere [1] [22. (1) fees payable to the Registrar in pursuance of the Act or any rule or regulation made or notification issued thereunder shall be paid either to the Registrar in cash or into the Public Account of India at any Treasury or into the Reserve Bank of India or any office of the State Bank of India or any subsidiary thereof acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank of India for credit [2] [under the following head, namely: Major Head Alpha numeric Code description Account Code Serial Code Source category check digit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1475 Other General 147500105 14750006 113 Economic Service 1475-00-105 Regulation of Joint Stock Companies: ( a ) Registration fees 14750010599 14750032 114;" ( b ) Filing fees 14750010598 14750033 117;" ( c ) Inspection and copying fees 14750010597 14750034 112; ( d ) Other fees 14750010596 14750035 119;] [3] [(2) fees payable to the Central Government in pursuance of the Act or any rule or regulation made or notification issued thereunder other than those payable under sub-section (2) of section 451 of the Act shall be paid into the Public Account of India at any Government treasury, or into the Reserve Bank of India or any office of the State Bank of India or any subsidiary thereof acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank of India for credit [4] [under the following head, namely: Major Head Alpha numeric description Account Code Serial Code Source category check digit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1475 Other General Economic Services 147500105 147500106 113 1475-00-105 Regulation of Joint Stock Companies 14750010596 14750035 119;] [5] [(3) fees payable to the Central Government in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 451 of the Companies Act, 1956, shall be paid into the Public Account of India at any Government treasury or into the Reserve Bank of India or any office of the State Bank of India or any subsidiary thereof acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank of India for credit [6] [under the following head, namely: Major Head Alpha numeric code description Account Code Serial Code Source category check digit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1475 Other General Economic Services 147500105 147500106 113 1475-00-105 Regulation of Joint Stock Companies Other fees 14750010596 14750035 119:] [7] [Provided that the fees payable to the Registrar may be paid also through postal orders (where the amount involved does not exceed fifty rupees) or through cheques or bank drafts payable at and/or drawn on post offices or banks, as the case may be, located at the same city or town as the office of the Registrar: Provided further that, where a fee payable to the Registrar is paid through postal orders, cheques or bank drafts as aforesaid, it shall not be deemed to have been paid unless and until the relevant postal orders, cheques or drafts are cashed and the amount credited:]] [8] [Provided also that, where application is filed through electronic media or through any other computer readable media, the user may choose any one of the following payment options namely, ____ (i) Credit Card; or (ii) Internet Banking; or (iii) Remittance at the Bank Counter; or (iv) any other mode as approved by the Central Government. The requisite fee as specified in the Companies (Fees on Applications) Rules, 1968 [9] shall be payable through any of the accredited branches of the following Banks. (a) Punjab National Bank (b) State Bank of India (c) Indian Bank (d) ICICI Bank (e) HDFC Bank] ----------------------------------------- Notes:- [1] Substituted by GSR 195, dated 9-2-1961. [2] Substituted by GSR 251(E), dated 21-6-1996. [3] Substituted by GSR 1262, dated 2-8-1966. [4] Substituted by GSR 251(E), dated 21-6-1996. [5] Inserted by GSR 1262, dated 2-8-1966. [6] Substituted by GSR 251(E), dated 21-6-1996. [7] Substituted by GSR 1570, dated 18-10-1965. [8] Inserted vide Notification No. G.S.R. 56(E), dated 10-2-2006, w.e.f. 10-2-2006. [9] Should be 1999.