(1) No person carrying on chit business shall open a new place of business without obtaining the prior approval of the Registrar within whose territorial jurisdiction his registered office or, as the case may be, the place or the principal place of business is situated.
(2) Before granting approval under sub-section (1), the Registrar shall consult the Registrar of the State within whose territorial jurisdiction the new place of business is proposed to be opened and shall also keep in view the financial condition and methods of operation of the foreman, the extent to which public interest will be served by the opening of the new place of business and such other matters as may be prescribed.
(3) Where a person carrying on chit business opens a new place of business in a State other than the State (hereinafter referred to as the State of origin) in which his registered office or the place or the principal place of his business is situated, the Registrar of the State in which such new place of business is opened may also exercise and perform any of the powers and functions which the Registrar of the State of origin may exercise and perform in respect of the chit business carried on at such new place of business.
(4) For the purposes of this section,
"place of business" shall include any branch office, sub-office, or any
place of business where the chit business may be conducted by such person.
Section 13 of Chit Funds Act - Aggregate amount of chits
Section 14 of Chit Funds Act - Utilisation of funds
Section 15 of Chit Funds Act - Alteration of chit agreement
Section 16 of Chit Funds Act - Date, time and place of conducting chits
Section 17 of Chit Funds Act - Minutes of proceedings
Section 18 of Chit Funds Act - Copies of minutes to be filed with Registrar
Section 19 of Chit Funds Act - Restriction on opening of new place of business
Section 20 of Chit Funds Act - Security to be given by foreman