LawgistThe Banking Regulation Act
34Accounting provision of this Act not retrospective
Nothing in this Act shall apply to the preparation of accounts by a banking company and the audit and submission thereof in respect of any accounting year which has expired prior to the commencement of this Act, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, such accounts shall be prepared, audited and submitted in accordance with the law in force immediately before the commencement of this Act.
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BUSINESS OF BANKING COMPANIES
- 6 Form of business in which banking companies may engage
- 7 Use of words "bank", "banker", "banking" or "banking company"
- 8 Prohibition of trading
- 9 Disposal of non-banking assets
- 10 Prohibition of employment of managing agents and restrictions on certain forms of employment
- 10A Board of directors to include persons with professional or other experience
- 10B Banking company to be managed by whole time chairman
- 10BB Power of Reserve Bank to appoint chairman of the Board of directors appointed on a whole-time basis or a managing director of a banking company
- 10C Chairman and certain directors not to be required to hold qualification shares
- 10D Provisions of sections 10A and 10B to override all other laws, contracts, etc
- 11 Requirement as to minimum paid-up capital and reserves
- 12 Regulation of paid-up capital, subscribed capital and authorised capital and voting rights of shareholders
- 12A Election of new directors
- 12B Regulation of acquisition of shares or voting rights
- 13 Restriction on commission, brokerage, discount, etc., on sale of shares
- 14 Prohibition of charge on unpaid capital
- 14A Prohibition of floating charge on assets
- 15 Restrictions as to payment of dividend
- 16 Prohibition of common directors
- 17 Reserve Fund
- 18 Cash reserve
- 19 Restriction on nature of subsidiary companies
- 20 Restrictions on loans and advances
- 20A Restrictions on power to remit debts
- 21 Power of Reserve Bank to control advances by banking companies
- 21A Rates of interest charged by banking companies not to be subject to scrutiny by courts
- 22 Licensing of banking companies
- 23 Restrictions on opening of new, and transfer of existing, places of business
- 24 Maintenance of a percentage of assets
- 25 Assets in India
- 26 Return of unclaimed deposits
- 26A Establishment of Depositor Education and Awareness Fund
- 27 Monthly returns and power to call for other returns and information
- 28 Power to publish information
- 29 Accounts and balance-sheet
- 29A Power in respect of associate enterprises
- 30 Audit
- 31 Submission of returns
- 32 Copies of balance-sheets and accounts to be sent to registrar
- 33 Display of audited balance-sheet by companies incorporated outside India
- 34 Accounting provision of this Act not retrospective
- 34A Production of documents of confidential nature
- 35 Inspection
- 35A Power of the Reserve Bank to give directions
- 35AA Power of the Central Government to authorize Reserve Bank for issuing directions to banking companies to initiate insolvency resolution process
- 35AB Power of Reserve Bank to issue directions in respect of stressed assets
- 35B Amendments of provisions relating to appointments of managing directors, etc., to be subject to previous approval of the Reserve Bank
- 36 Further powers and functions of Reserve Bank
- 36A Certain provisions of the Act not to apply to certain banking companies
