Act 51 of 1993

The Recovery Of Debts And Bankruptcy Act, 1993

An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for expeditious adjudication and recovery of debts due to banks and financial institutions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Financial Services
  • Enacted 1993-08-27
  • 45 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, commencement and application. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Establishment of Tribunal. Read
4 Composition of Tribunal. Read
5 Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer. Read
6 Term of office of Presiding Officer. Read
6A Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer. Read
7 Staff of Tribunal. Read
8 Establishment of Appellate Tribunal. Read
9 Composition of Appellate Tribunal. Read
10 Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal. Read
11 Term of office of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal. Read
12 Staff of the Appellate Tribunal. Read
13 Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officers. Read
14 Filling up of vacancies. Read
15 Resignation and removal. Read
15A Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson. Read
16 Orders constituting Tribunal or an Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings. Read
17 Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Tribunals. Read
17A Power of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal. Read
18 Bar of jurisdiction. Read
19 Application to the Tribunal. Read
19A Filing of recovery applications, documents and written statements in electronic form. Read
20 Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal. Read
21 Deposit of amount of debt due, on filing appeal. Read
22 Procedure and powers of the Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal. Read
22A Uniform procedure for conduct of proceedings. Read
23 Right to legal representation and Presenting Officers. Read
24 Limitation. Read
25 Modes of recovery of debts. Read
26 Validity of certificate and amendment thereof. Read
27 Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof. Read
28 Other modes of recovery. Read
29 Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act. Read
30 Appeal against the order of Recovery Officer. Read
30A Deposit of amount of debt due for filing appeal against orders of the Recovery Officer. Read
31 Transfer of pending cases. Read
31A Power of Tribunal to issue certificate of recovery in case of decree or order. Read
31B Priority to secured creditors. Read
32 Chairperson, Presiding Officer and staff of Appellate Tribunal and Tribunal to be public servants. Read
33 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
34 Act to have overriding effect. Read
35 Power to remove difficulties. Read
36 Power to make rules. Read
37 Repeal and saving. Read
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