Definitions
Commencement. 19th April, 2021- Sections 2, sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 3, 4 to 14, sub-section (3) of section 15, 16 to 23 and 25 to 48 vide notification No. S.O. 1657(E), dated 16th April, 2021, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).
Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--- (a) "Audit Committee" means the Audit Committee of the Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15; The Act was enacted on 28 Mar 2021.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,---
(a) "Audit Committee" means the Audit Committee of the Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15;
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors constituted under section 6;
(c) "Bureau" means a body which the Central Government may notify, for the purpose of recommending candidates for appointment of Managing Director and Deputy Managing Directors under sub-section (1) of section 6 and for removal of a director under clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 11;
(d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 6;
(e) "committee" means a committee of the Board constituted under section 15;
(f) "Deputy Managing Director" means the Deputy Managing Director appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 6;
(g) "director" includes a Chairperson, Managing Director, Deputy Managing Directors and other directors of the Board appointed or nominated under section 6;
(h) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Board constituted under subsection (2) of section 15;
(i) "financial institution" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (m) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002);
(j) "independent director" means the independent director of the Board appointed under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 6;
(k) "infrastructure" means the sectors covered in the list of infrastructure sector notified by the Central Government from time to time;
(l) "Institution" means the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development established under section 3;
(m) "insurer" shall have the meaning assigned to it in sub-section (9) of section 2 of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938);
(n) "Managing Director" means the director appointed under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 6;
(o) "Nomination and Remuneration Committee" means the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15;
(p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notify" shall be construed accordingly;
(q) "pension fund" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (l) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 (23 of 2013);
(r) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act by the Central Government;
(s) "regulations" means regulations made by the Board under this Act and includes the regulations made by the Reserve Bank under section 29;
(t) "Reserve Bank" means the Reserve Bank of India established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934);
(u) "Risk Management Committee" means the Risk Management Committee of the Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15;
(v) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to this Act.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act but defined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932), the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009) and the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts.
Section 2, The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021 (Act 17 of 2021).
Cross-references
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This section refers to
- Insurance Act s. 2 Definitions
- s. 3 Establishment and incorporation of Institution
- s. 6 Board of Directors
- s. 11 Removal of Chairperson and other directors in certain cases
- s. 15 Committees of Board
- s. 29 Setting up of other development financial institution
- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act s. 2 Definitions
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 2
What does Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act deal with?
Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act is headed "Definitions". In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--- (a) "Audit Committee" means the Audit Committee of the Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15;
How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act 2, section 2 National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Insurance Act 2 (Definitions), section 3 (Establishment and incorporation of Institution), section 6 (Board of Directors), section 11 (Removal of Chairperson and other directors in certain cases), and on 3 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development General Rules, 2022 (2022).
When was Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act enacted?
Section 2 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, cited as National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act 2, was enacted on 28 Mar 2021 as Act 17 of 2021. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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