Section 18
Power of Reserve Bank to give directions generally.
The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation and supervision of payment systems in India and to designate the Reserve Bank of India as the authority for that purpose and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Without prejudice to the provisions of
the foregoing, the Reserve Bank may, if it is satisfied that for the purpose of enabling it to regulate the
payment systems or in the interest of management or operation of any of the payment systems or in public
interest, it is necessary so to do, lay down policies relating to the regulation of payment systems including
electronic, non-electronic, domestic and international payment systems affecting domestic transactions
and give such directions in writing as it may consider necessary to system providers or the system
participants or any other person either generally or to any such agency and in particular, pertaining to the
conduct of business relating to payment systems.