Lawgist23Issue Department
(1) The issue of bank notes shall be conducted by the Bank in an Issue Department which shall be separated and kept wholly distinct from the Banking Department, and the assets of the Issue Department shall not be subject to any liability other than the liabilities of the Issue Department as hereinafter defined in section 34.
(2) The Issue Department shall not issue bank notes to the Banking Department or to any other person except in exchange for other bank notes or for such coin, bullion or securities as are permitted by this Act to form part of the Reserve.
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1. Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 11 of 1947, s. 13 (w.e.f. 1-4-1947) which was inserted by the M.O. 1937.
- 20 Obligation of the Bank to transact Government business
- 20A [Omitted.]
- 21 Bank to have the right to transact Government business in India
- 21A Bank to transact Government business of States on agreement
- 21B Effect of agreements made between the Bank and certain States before the 1st November, 1956
- 22 Right to issue bank notes
- 23 Issue Department
- 24 Denominations of notes
- 25 Form of bank notes
- 26 Legal tender character of notes
- 26A Certain bank notes to cease to be legal tender
- 27 Re-issue notes
- 28 Recovery of notes lost, stolen, mutilated or imperfect
- 28A Issue of special bank notes and special one rupee notes in certain cases
- 29 Bank exempt from stamp duty on bank notes
- 30 Powers of Central Government to supersede Central Board
- 31 Issue of demand bills and notes
- 32 [Omitted.]
- 33 Assets of the Issue Department
- 34 Liabilities of Issue Department
- 35 [Omitted.]
- 36 [Omitted.]
- 37 Suspension of assets requirements as to foreign securities
- 38 Obligations of Government and the Bank in respect of rupee coin
- 39 Obligation to supply different forms of currency
- 40 Transactions in foreign exchange
- 41A [Omitted.]
- 42 Cash reserves of scheduled banks to be kept with the Bank
- 43 Publication of consolidated statement by the Bank
- 43A Protection of action taken in good faith
- 44 [Omitted.]
- 45 Appointment of agents
