What is the Effect of agreements made between the Bank and certain States before the 1st November, 1956? Section 21B of Reserve Bank of India Act 1934
(1) Any agreement made under section 21 or section 21A between the Bank and the Government of a State specified in the Explanation below and in force immediately before the 1st day of November, 1956, shall, as from that day have effect as if it were an agreement made on that day under section 21A between the Bank and the Government of the corresponding State subject to such modifications, if any, being of a character not affecting the general operation of the agreement, as may be agreed upon between the Bank and the Government of the corresponding State, or in default of such agreement, as may be made therein by order of the Central Government.
Explanation.-In this sub-section "corresponding State" means,-
(a) in relation to the agreement between the Bank and the State of Andhra, the State of Andhra Pradesh;
(b) in relation to the agreement between the Bank and any other Part A State as it existed before the 1st day of November, 1956, the State with the same name; and
(c) in relation to the agreement between the Bank and the Part B State of Mysore or Travancore-Cochin as it existed before the 1st day of November, 1956, the State of Mysore or Kerala respectively.
(2) Any agreement made under section 21A between the Bank and the Government of the Part B State of Hyderabad, Madhya Bharat or Saurashtra shall be deemed to have terminated on the 31st day of October, 1956.
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