CHAPTER IV CENTRAL REGISTRY
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, set up or cause to be set up from such date as it may specify in such notification, a registry to be known as the Central Registry with its own seal for the purposes of registration of transaction of securitisation and reconstruction of financial assets and creation of security interest under this Act.
(2) The head office of the Central Registry shall be at such place as the Central Government may specify and for the purpose of facilitating registration of transactions referred to in sub-section (1), there may be established at such other places as the Central Government may think fit, branch offices of the Central Registry.
(3) The Central Government may, by notification, define the territorial limits within which an office of the Central Registry may exercise its functions.
(4) The provisions of this Act pertaining to the Central Registry shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any of the provisions contained in the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970), the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), and the Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000) or any other law requiring registration of charges and shall not affect the priority of charges or validity thereof under those Acts or laws.
Section 16 No compensation to directors for loss of office
Section 17 Application against measures to recover secured debts
Section 17A Making of application to Court of District Judge in certain cases
Section 18 Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
Section 18A Validation of fees levied
Section 18B Appeal to High Court in certain cases
Section 18C Right to lodge a caveat
Section 19 Right of borrower to receive compensation and costs in certain cases
Section 20A Integration of registration systems with Central Registry
Section 20B Delegation of powers, Section 21 Central Registrar
Section 22 Register of securitisation, reconstruction and security interest transactions
Section 24 Modification of security interest registered under this Act
Section 26B Registration by secured creditors and other creditors
Section 26C Effect of the registration of transactions, etc
Section 26D Right of enforcement of securities, Section 26 E Priority to secured creditors