Lawgist45NBDisclosure of information
1[45NB. Disclosure of information.--(1) Any information relating to a non-banking financial company,--
(i) contained in any statement or return submitted by such company under the provisions of this chapter; or
(ii) obtained through audit or inspection or otherwise by the Bank,
shall be treated as confidential and shall not, except otherwise provided in this section, be disclosed.
(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to--
(a) the disclosure by any non-banking financial company, with the previous permission of the Bank, of any information furnished to the Bank under sub-section (1);
(b) the publication by the Bank, if it considers necessary in the public interest so to do, of any information collected by it under sub-section (1) in such consolidated form as it may think fit without disclosing the name of any non-banking financial company or its borrowers;
(c) the disclosure or publication by the non-banking financial company or by the Bank of any such information to any other non-banking financial company or in accordance with the practice and usage customary amongst such companies or as permitted or required under any other law:
Provided that any such information received by a non-banking financial company under this clause shall not be published except in accordance with the practice and usage customary amongst companies or as permitted or required under any other law.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the Bank, if it is satisfied that, in the public interest or in the interest of the depositors or the non-banking financial company or to prevent the affairs of any non-banking financial company being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of the depositors, it is expedient so to do, may, either on its own motion or on being requested, furnish or communicate any information relating to the conduct of business by any non-banking financial company to any authority constituted under any law.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no court or tribunal or other authority shall compel the Bank to produce or to give inspection of any statement or other material obtained by the Bank under any provisions of this chapter.]
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1. Ins. by Act 23 of 1997, s. 7 (w.e.f. 9-1-1997).
- 45H Chapter IIIB not to apply in certain cases
- 45-I Definitions
- 45-IA Requirement of registration and net owned fund
- 45-IB Maintenance of percentage of assets
- 45-IC Reserve fund
- 45-ID Power of Bank to remove directors from office
- 45-IE Supersession of Board of directors of non-banking financial company (Other than Government Company)
- 45J Bank to regulate or prohibit issue of prospectus or advertisement soliciting deposits of money
- 45JA Power of Bank to determine policy and issue directions
- 45K Power of Bank to collect information from non - banking institutions as to deposits and to give directions
- 45L Power of Bank to call for information from financial institutions and to give directions
- 45M Duty of non-banking institutions to furnish statements, etc., required by Bank
- 45MA Powers and duties of auditors
- 45MAA Power to take action against auditors
- 45MB Power of Bank to prohibit acceptance of deposit and alienation of assets
- 45MBA Resolution of non-banking financial company
- 45MC Power of Bank to file winding up petition
- 45N Inspection
- 45NA Deposits not to be solicited by unauthorised person
- 45NAA Power in respect of group companies
- 45NB Disclosure of information
- 45NC Power of Bank to exempt
- 45-O Omitted.
- 45P [Omitted.]
- 45Q Chapter IIIB to override other laws
- 45QA Power of Company Law Board to offer repayment of deposit
- 45QB Nomination by depositors
