CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
Section 1 of RBI Act 1934 : "Short title, extent and commencement"
(1) This Act may be called the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) This section shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date or dates3 as the Central Government may, by notification4 in the Gazette of India, appoint.
CHAPTER II INCORPORATION, CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS
Section 3 - Establishment and incorporation of Reserve Bank
Section 4 - Capital of the Bank
Section 5 - Increase and reduction of Share Capital
Section 6 - Offices, branches and agencies
Section 8 - Composition of the Central Board and term of office of Directors
Section 9 - Local Boards, their constitution and functions
Section 10 - Disqualifications of Directors and members of Local Boards
Section 11 - Removal from and vacation of office
Section 12 - Casual vacancies and absences
Section 13 - Meetings of the Central Board
Section 17 - Business which the Bank may transact
Section 18 - Power of direct discount
Section 18A - Validity of loan or advance not to be questioned
Section 19 - Business which the Bank may not transact
CHAPTER III CENTRAL BANKING FUNCTION
Section 20 - Obligation of the Bank to transact Government business
Section 21 - Bank to have the right to transact Government business in India
Section 21A - Bank to transact Government business of States on agreement
Section 22 - Right to issue bank notes
Section 24 - Denominations of notes
Section 25- Form of bank notes
Section 26 - Legal tender character of notes
Section 26A - Certain bank notes to cease to be legal tender
Section 27 - Re-issue of notes
Section 28 - Recovery of notes lost, stolen, mutilated or imperfect
Section 28A - Issue of special bank notes and special one rupee notes in certain cases
Section 29 - Bank exempt from stamp duty on bank notes
Section 30 - Powers of Central Government to supersede Central Board
Section 31 - Issue of demand bills and notes
Section 33 - Assets of the Issue Department
Section 34 - Liabilities of the issue department
Section 35 - Initial assets and liabilities
Section 36 - Method of dealing with fluctuations in rupee coin assets
Section 37 - Suspension of assets requirements as to foreign securities
Section 38 - Obligations of Government and the Bank in respect of rupee coin
Section 39 - Obligation to supply different forms of currency
Section 40 - Transactions in foreign exchange
Section 41 - Obligation to provide remittance between India and Burma Repealed by Act No. 11 of 1947, w.e.f. 1-4-1947
Section 42 - Cash reserves of scheduled banks to be kept with the Bank
Section 43 - Publication of consolidated statement by the Bank
Section 43A - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 44 - Power to require returns from co-operative banks. Omitted by the Banking Laws (Application to Co-operative Societies) Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-3-1966. Earlier, it was amended by the Reserve Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 1951, w.e.f. 1-11-1951.
Section 45 - Appointment of agents
CHAPTER IIIA COLLECTION AND FURNISHING OF CREDIT INFORMATION
Section 45B - Power of Bank to collect credit information
Section 45C - Power to call for returns containing credit information
Section 45D - Procedure for furnishing credit information to banking companies
Section 45E - Disclosure of information prohibited
Section 45F - Certain claims for compensation barred
Section 45H Chapter IIIB not to apply in certain cases
Section 45IA - Requirement of registration and net owned fund
Section 45 IB - Maintenance of percentage of assets
Section 45ID - Power of Bank to remove directors from office
Section 45 JA - Power of Bank to determine policy and issue directions
Section 45 M - Duty of non-banking institutions to furnish statements, etc., required by Bank
Section 45 MA - Powers and duties of auditors
Section 45 MB - Power of bank to prohibit acceptance of deposit and alienation of assets
Section 45 MC - Power of Bank to file winding up petition
Section 45NA - Deposits not to be solicited by unauthorised persons
Section 45 NB - Disclosure of information
Section 45 NC - Power of Bank to exempt
Section 45Q - Chapter IIIB to override other laws
Section 45QA - Power of Company Law Board to order repayment of deposit
Section 45QB - Nomination by depositors
CHAPTER IIIC PROHIBITION OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS BY UNINCORPORATED BODIES
45S - Deposits not to be accepted in certain cases
Section 45T - Power to issue search warrants
CHAPTER IIID REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS IN DERIVATIVES, MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS, SECURITIES, ETC.
Section 45V - Transactions in derivatives
Section 45W - Power to regulate transactions in derivatives, money market instruments, etc
Section 45X - Duty to comply with directions and furnish information
CHAPTER IIIE JOINT MECHANISM
CHAPTER IV GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 46 - Contribution by Central Government to the Reserve Fund
Section 46C - National Industrial Credit (Long Term Operations) Fund
Section 46D - National Housing Credit (Long-Term Operations) Fund
Section 47 - Allocation of surplus profits
Section 48 - Exemption of Bank from income-tax and super-tax
Section 49 - Publication of Bank rate
Section 51 - Appointment of special auditors by Government
Section 52 - Powers and duties of auditors
Section 54 - Rural Credit and Development
Section 54A - Delegation of powers
Section 54AA - Power of bank to depute its employees to other institutions
Section 55 - Reports by the Bank, Power to require declaration as to ownership of registered share. Repealed by Act 62 of 1948, w.e.f. 1-1-1949
Section 56 - Power to require declaration as to ownership of registered shares. Omitted by the Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948, w.e.f. 1-1-1949
Section 57 - Liquidation of the Bank
Section 58 - Power of the Central Board to make regulations
Section 58A - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section Section 58C -Offences by companies
Section 58D - Application of section 58B barred
Section 58E - Cognizance of offences
Section 58F - Application of fine
Section 58G - Power of Bank to impose fine
Section 59 - Amendment of Act 3 of 1906 Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1937 (20 of 1937)
Section 60 - Repeals Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1937 (20 of 1937)
Administrative Tribunal Act 1985 (CAT Act)
Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 (AFT Act)
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
Delhi Value Added Tax Act 2004
Employees Provident Funds Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF) Act,1952
Foreign Exchange Management (FEMA) Act 1999
The Hindu Marriage Act 1955 Law - marriage among Hindus
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956
Indian Companies Act 2013, 1956
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) FAQ, Answers & Guidance
National Green Tribunal Act 2010 (NGT)
Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
The Representation of People Act 1951
Reserve Bank of India Act 1934
Societies Registration Act 1860
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
The Representation of People Act 1951
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act 2014
Whistle Blowers Protection Act 2014
Central Goods and Services Act 2017 (CGST Act 2017)