law: Company Law Board Regulations, 1991 
  2. Definitions  ¢
  1.     
  
    In
  
  these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires ¢
  a.      ō Actö means the
  
  Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);
  b.     ōAnnexureö means an
  
  Annexure to these regulations;
  c.      ō Applicationö means
  
  and applications by which an interlocutory proceeding is commenced before a
  
  Bench;
  d.     ōAuthorised
  
  representativeö means a person authorized in writing by a party under
  
  sub-regulation (2)of regulation 19 to function before a Bench as the
  
  representative of such party.
  e.      ōBenchö means a Bench
  
  of the Board and includes the Principal Bench, Additional Principal Bench and a
  
  member sitting singly;
  f.      ōBench Officerö
  
  means an officer notified by the Board for the purpose of ¢
                       
  
   i.        
  
    receiving,
  
  examining and processing of applications; and
                      
  
   ii.        
  
    performing
  
  such other functions as may be entrusted to him by or under these regulations;
  a.    
  
  
  b.    
  
  
  c.    
  
  
  d.    
  
  
  e.    
  
  
  f.    
  
  
  g.     ōBoardÆ means the
  
  Board of Company Law Board Administration, constituted under section 10E of the
  
  Act.
  h.      ōCertifiedö means,
  
  in relation to a copy, certified as provided in section 76 of the Indian Evidence
  
  Act, 1872 (1 of 1872);
  i.       ōChairmanö means
  
  Chairman of the Board.
  j.       ōCompanyö includes a
  
  non-banking financial company as defined in clause (f) of section 45-I of the
  
  Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934)and a foreign company;
  k.      ōFiledö means filed
  
  in the office of the Bench.
  l.       ōFormö means a form
  
  specified in Annexure-II;
  m.    ōMemberö means a
  
  member (whether judicial or technical)of the Board and includes the Chairman
  
  and Vice-Chairman
  n.      ōThe Monopolies Actö
  
  means the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (54 of 1969);
  o.     ōOffice of the
  
  Benchö means the office of the Bench Officer;
  p.     ōPartyö means a
  
  person who files an application or petition before a Bench, the respondent; the
  
  Registrar of Companies or the Regional Director and includes any person who has
  
  a right under the Act or the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934)to make
  
  suggestion or objections;
  q.     ōPetitionö means an
  
  application, appeal or complaint in pursuance of which any proceeding, not
  
  being an interlocutory proceeding, is commenced by the Bench;
  r.       ōReferenceö means a
  
  reference within the meaning of regulation 35,40 and 42 of these regulationsÆ
  s.      ōRegional DirectorÆö
  
  means a person appointed by the Central Government as a Regional Director for
  
  the purpose of the Act;
  t.       ōRegistrarö means
  
  Registrar of Companies appointed under the Act;
  u.      ōSealedö means
  
  sealed with the seal of the æBoardÆ of æBench;
  v.      ōSecretaryö means
  
  Secretary to the Board and includes ōUnder Secretaryö to the Board and any
  
  other officer by whatever name called, to whom powers and duties of Secretary
  
  may be entrusted under regulation 31;
  w.     ōSectionö means a
  
  section of the Act;
  x.      Omitted by Amendment
  
  Regulations, 1997
  y.      ōVice-Chairmanö
  
  means Vice Chairman of the Board;
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    Words
  
  or expressions occurring in these regulations and not defined in sub-
  
  regulation (1)shall bear the same meaning as in the Act.