(1) The office of the Appellate Tribunal shall observe such public and other holidays as observed by the offices of the Central Government in the locality where the office of the Appellate Tribunal is situated.
(2) The Appellate Tribunal shall, subject to any other order made by the Presiding Officer, remain open on working days from 10 AM to 6.00 PM. But no work, unless of an urgent nature, shall be admitted after 4.30 PM on any working day.
(3) The sitting hours of the Appellate Tribunal shall ordinarily be from 10.30 AM to 1.00 PM and 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM, subject to any order made by the Presiding Officer.
Holiday
24. Where the last day for doing any act falls on a day on which the office of the Appellate Tribunal is closed and by reason thereof the act cannot be done on that day, it may be done on the next day on which that office opens.
Functions of the Registrar
25. 13[(1) The Registrar shall discharge his functions under the general superintendence of the Presiding Officer or in the temporary absence of the Presiding Officer, the Member authorized under sub-rule (2) of rule 5. He shall discharge such other functions as are assigned to him under these rules by the Presiding Officer or in the temporary absence of the Presiding Officer, by the Member authorized under sub-rule
(2) of rule 5, by a separate order in writing.]
(2) He shall have the custody of the records of the Appellate Tribunal.
(3) The official seal of the Appellate Tribunal shall be kept in the custody of the Registrar.
13[(4) Subject to any general or special direction by the Presiding Officer, or in the temporary absence of the Presiding Officer, the Member authorized under sub-rule (2) of rule 5, the official seal of the Appellate Tribunal shall not be affixed to any order, summons or other process save under the authority in writing from the Registrar.]
(5) The official seal of the Appellate Tribunal shall not be affixed to any certified copy issued by the Appellate Tribunal, save under the authority in writing of the Registrar.
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Additional functions and duties of Registrar 13[26. In addition to the functions and duties assigned in the rules, the Registrar shall have the following functions and duties subject to any general or special order of the Presiding Officer or in his temporary absence, the Member authorized under sub-rule (2) of rule 5, namely :—
(i) to receive all appeals, replies and other documents;
(ii) to decide all questions arising out of the scrutiny of the appeal before they are registered;
(iii) to require any appeal presented to the Appellate Tribunal to be amended in accordance with the rule;
(iv) subject to the directions of the Presiding Officer, or in his temporary absence, the member authorized under sub-rule (2) of rule 5, to fix date of hearing of the appeal or other proceedings and issue notices thereon;
(v) to direct any formal amendment or records;
(vi) to order grant of copies of documents to parties to proceedings;
(vii) to grant leave to inspect the record of the Appellate Tribunal;
(viii) to dispose of all matters relating to the service of notices or other processes, application for the issue of fresh notice or for extending the time for or ordering a particular method of service on a respondent including a substituted service by publication of the notice by way of advertisement in the newspapers; and
(ix) to requisition records from the custody of any court or other authority.]
13. Substituted by the Securities Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules, 2003, w.e.f. 31-10-2003.
Seal and emblem
27. The official seal and emblem of the Appellate Tribunal shall be such as the Central Government may specify.
Repeal and saving