Act 63 of 1951

The State Financial Corporations Act, 1951

An Act to provide for the establishment of State Financial Corporations.

  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Financial Services
  • Enacted 1951-10-31
  • 78 sections
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1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Establishment of State Financial Corporations.Read
3A Establishment of Joint Financial Corporations.Read
4 Share capital and share-holders.Read
4A Special class of shares.Read
4B Transfer of share capital to Development Bank.Read
4C Payment of amount.Read
4D Issue of redeemable preference shares.Read
4E Reduction of share capital.Read
4F Restriction on exercising of voting right.Read
4G Proxy voting.Read
4H Transfer of share capital to Small Industries Bank.Read
5 Transfer of shares.Read
6 Conversion of shares guaranteed by State Government.Read
7 Additional capital of Financial Corporation and its borrowing powers.Read
8 Deposits with the Financial Corporation.Read
9 Managements.Read
10 Board of directors.Read
10A Omitted .Read
11 Term of office and retirement of directors.Read
12 Disqualifications for being a director.Read
13 Removal of director from office.Read
14 Resignation of office by director and filling up of casual vacancies.Read
15 Chairman of Board.Read
16 Remuneration of directors.Read
17 Managing director.Read
18 Executive Committee.Read
19 Meetings of the Board and Committee.Read
20 Powers of Executive Committee.Read
21 Advisory Committee.Read
22 Offices and agencies.Read
23 Officers and other employees of the Financial Corporation.Read
24 General duty of the Board.Read
25 Business which Financial Corporation may transact.Read
25A Power to acquire rights.Read
25B Gifts, grants, etc.Read
26 Limit of accommodation.Read
27 Power to impose conditions for accommodation.Read
28 Prohibited business.Read
29 Rights of Financial Corporation in case of default.Read
30 Power to call for repayment before agreed period.Read
31 Special provisions for enforcement of claims by Financial Corporation.Read
32 Procedure of district judge in respect of applications under section 31.Read
32A Power of Financial Corporation to appoint directors or administrators of an industrial concern when management is taken over.Read
32B Effect of notified order under section 32A.Read
32C Powers and duties of directors and administrators.Read
32D No right to compensation for termination of contract of managing agent, managing director, etc.Read
32E Application of Act 1 of 1956.Read
32F Restriction on tiling of suite for dissolution, etc., of an industrial concern not being a company when its management is taken over.Read
32G Recovery of amounts due to the Financial Corporation as an arrear of land revenue.Read
33 Funds of the Financial Corporation.Read
34 Investment of funds.Read
35 Disposal of profits.Read
35A Special reserve fund.Read
36 General meetings.Read
37 Audit.Read
37A Inspection.Read
38 Returns.Read
39 Power to give instructions to Financial Corporation on questions of policy.Read
40 Declaration of fidelity and secrecy.Read
41 Indemnity of directors.Read
41A Protection of action taken by persons appointed under section 27 or section 32A.Read
41B Nomination in respect of deposits, bonds, etc.Read
42 Offences.Read
43 Provisions relating to income-tax and super-tax.Read
43A Delegation of powers.Read
43B Reports to the Board.Read
44 Act 18 of 1891 to apply to the books of the Financial Corporation.Read
45 Liquidation of Financial Corporation.Read
46 Power to apply Act to certain financial institutions in existence at commencement of Act.Read
46A Extension of jurisdiction of the Financial Corporation to other States by agreement.Read
46B Effect of Act on other laws.Read
47 Omitted .Read
48 Power of Board to make regulations.Read
48A Laying of rules and regulations before State Legislature.Read
48B Power to make rules.Read
49 Power to remove difficulty.Read
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