Section 35A of The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 View Chapter 2

Power of the Reserve Bank to give directions.


   1[35A.  Power of the Reserve Bank to give directions.-- (1)  Where the Reserve Bank is satisfied that--

       (a)  in the 2[public interest]; or

       3[(aa)  in the interest of banking policy; or]

       (b)  to prevent the affairs of any banking company being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interests of the depositors or in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the banking company; or

       (c)  to secure the proper management of any banking company generally,

it is necessary to issue directions to banking companies generally or to any banking company in particular, it may, from time to time, issue such directions as it deems fit, and the banking companies or the banking company, as the case may be, shall be bound to comply with such directions.

   (2)  The Reserve Bank may, on representation made to it or on its own motion, modify or cancel any direction issued under sub-section (1), and in so modifying or cancelling any direction may impose such conditions as it thinks fit, subject to which the modification or cancellation shall have effect.]

1Ins. by Act 95 of 1956, s. 7 (w.e.f. 14-1-1957).

2Subs. by Act 7 of 1961, s. 2, for "national interest" (w.e.f. 24-3-1961).

3Ins. by Act 58 of 1968, s. 10, (w.e.f. 1-2-1969)