LawgistThe Banking Regulation Act
35AAPower of the Central Government to authorize Reserve Bank for issuing directions to banking companies to initiate insolvency resolution process
1[35AA. Power of Central Government to authorise Reserve Bank for issuing directions to banking companies to initiate insolvency resolution process.--The Central Government may, by order, authorise the Reserve Bank to issue directions to any banking company or banking companies to initiate insolvency resolution process in respect of a default, under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016).
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "default" has the same meaning assigned to it in clause (12) of section 3 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016).]
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1. Ins. by Act 30 of 2017, s. 2, (w.e.f. 4-5-2017).
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
