Section 211 — Power to levy fee.

211. Power to levy fee.—Any rule which the Central Government or the State Government is 

empowered to make under this Act may, notwithstanding the absence of any express provision to that 

effect, provide for the levy of such fees in respect of applications, amendment of documents, issue of 

certificates, licences, permits, tests, endorsements, badges, plates, countersignatures, authorisation, supply 

of statistics or copies of documents or orders and for any other purpose or matter involving the rendering 

of any service by the officers or authorities under this Act or any rule made thereunder as may be 

considered necessary: 

Provided that the Government may, if it considers necessary so to do, in the public interest, by 

general or special order, exempt any class of persons from the payment of any such fee either in part or in 

full.