Legal glossary

“banking company”

Defined in 4 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 · s. 5

    (c) "banking company" means any company which transacts the business of banking[4] [in India]; Explanation .—Any company which is engaged in the manufacture of goods or carries on any trade and which accepts deposits of money from the public merely for the purpose of financing its business as such manufacturer or trader shall not be deemed to transact the business of banking within the meaning of this clause; 5 [(ca) "banking policy" means any policy which is specified from time to time by the Reserve Bank in the interest of the banking system or in the interest of monetary stability or sound economic growth, having due regard to the interests of the depositors, the volume of deposits and other resources of the bank and the need for equitable allocation and the efficient use of these deposits and resources;] 6 [(cc) "branch" or "branch office", in relation to a banking company, means any…
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  2. The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 · s. 2

    (e) "banking company" means a banking company or a co-operative bank to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies and includes any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act;
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  3. The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 · s. 2

    (7) "banking company" means a company to which the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), applies and includes any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act;
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  4. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 · s. 45A

    (a) "banking company" means a banking company as defined in section 5 of the[3] [Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949)] and includes the State Bank of India,[4] [any subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (38 of 1959), any corresponding new bank constituted by section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), and any other financial institution notified by the Central Government in this behalf];
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