(1) Where an individual is the sole hirer of a locker from a banking company, whether such locker is located in the safe deposit vault of such banking company or elsewhere, such individual may nominate one person to whom, in the event of the death of such individual, the banking company may give access to the locker and liberty to remove the contents of the locker.
(2) Where any such locker is hired from a banking company by two or more individuals jointly, and, under the contract of hire, the locker is to be operated under the joint signatures of two or more of such hirers, such hirers may nominate one or more persons to whom, in the event of the death of such joint hirer or hirers, the banking company may give, jointly with the surviving joint hirer or joint hirers, as the case may be, access to the locker and liberty to remove the contents of such locker.
(3) Every nomination under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be made in the prescribed manner.
(4) The banking company shall, before permitting the removal of the contents of any locker by any nominee or jointly by any nominee and survivors as aforesaid, prepare, in such manner as may be directed by the Reserve Bank from time to time, an inventory of the contents of the locker which shall be signed by such nominee or jointly by such nominee and survivors and shall deliver a copy of the inventory so prepared to such nominee or nominee and survivors.
(5) On the removal of the contents of any locker by any nominee or jointly by any nominee and survivors as aforesaid, the liability of the banking company in relation to the contents of the locker shall stand discharged.
(6) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against a banking company for any damage caused or likely to be caused, for allowing access to any locker, and liberty to remove the contents of such locker, in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be.
Section 45O Special period of limitation
Section 45P Reserve Bank to tender advice in winding up proceedings
Section 45R Power to call for returns and information
Section 45T Enforcement of orders and decisions of High Court
Section 45U Power of High Court to make rules
Section 45x Validation of certain proceedings
Section 45y Power of Central Government to make rules for the preservation of records
Section 45z Return of paid instruments to customers
Section 45za Nomination for payment of depositors money
Section 45zb Notice of claims of other persons regarding deposits not receivable
Section 45zc Nomination for return of articles kept in safe custody with banking company
Section 45zd Notice of claims of other persons regarding articles not receivable
Section 45ze Release contents of safety Release of lockers
Section 45zf Notice of claims of other persons regarding safety lockers not receivable