The BANNING OF UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES ACT, 2019

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir *.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of February, 2019

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes.
  4. 4.Fraudulent default in Regulated Deposit Schemes.
  5. 5.Wrongful inducement in relation to Unregulated Deposit Schemes.
  6. 6.Certain scheme to be Unregulated Deposit Scheme.
  7. 7.Competent Authority.
  8. 8.Designated Court.
  9. 9.Central database.
  10. 10.Information of business by deposit taker.
  11. 11.Information to be shared.
  12. 12.Priority of depositors' claim.
  13. 13.Precedence of attachment.
  14. 14.Application for confirmation of attachment and sale of property.
  15. 15.Confirmation of attachment by Designated Court.
  16. 16.Attachment of property of mala fide transferees.
  17. 17.Payment in lieu of attachment.
  18. 18.Powers of Designated Court.
  19. 19.Appeal to High Court.
  20. 20.Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases.
  21. 21.Punishment for contravention of section 3.
  22. 22.Punishment for contravention of section 4.
  23. 23.Punishment for contravention of section 5.
  24. 24.Punishment for repeat offenders.
  25. 25.Offences by deposit takers other than individuals.
  26. 26.Punishment for contravention of section 10.
  27. 27.Cognizance of offences.
  28. 28.Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable.
  29. 29.Competent Authority to be informed of offences.
  30. 30.Investigation of offences by Central Bureau of Investigation.
  31. 31.Power to enter, search and seize without warrant.
  32. 32.Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before Designated Court.
  33. 33.Publication of advertisement of Unregulated Deposit Scheme.
  34. 34.Act to have overriding effect.
  35. 35.Application of other laws not barred.
  36. 36.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  37. 37.Power of Central Government to make rules.
  38. 38.Power of State Government, etc., to make rules.
  39. 39.Laying of rules.
  40. 40.Power to amend First Schedule.
  41. 41.Act not to apply certain deposits.
  42. 42.Amendment to certain enactments.
  43. 43.Power to remove difficulties.
  44. 44.Repeal and saving.
  45. SCH-THE FIRST SCHEDULE.THE FIRST SCHEDULE
  46. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE