Section 49A of Banking Regulation Act - Restriction on acceptance of deposits withdrawable by cheque, Section 49B Change of name by a banking company, Section 49C Alteration of memorandum of a banking company

Section 49A* of Banking Regulation Act 1949: Restriction on acceptance of deposits withdrawable by cheque

No person other than a banking company, the Reserve Bank, the State Bank of India or any other **[banking institution, firm or other person notified by the Central Government in this behalf on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank] shall accept from the public deposits of money withdrawable by cheque:

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any savings bank scheme run by the Government.

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*Ins. by Act 33 of 1959, s. 35 (w.e.f. 1-10-1959)

**Subs. by Act 55 of 1963, s. 28, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1964)

 

Section 49B of Banking Regulation Act 1949: Change of name by a banking company

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 21 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government shall not signify its approval to the change of name of any banking company unless the Reserve Bank certifies in writing that it has no objection to such change.

 

 

Section 49C of Banking Regulation Act 1949: Alteration of memorandum of a banking company

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), no application for the confirmation of the alteration of the memorandum of a banking company shall be maintainable unless the Reserve Bank certifies that there is no objection to such alteration.