Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-07

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a corporation for the purpose of insurance of deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 23: Deposit Insurance Fund.
    (1) To the Deposit Insurance Fund shall be credited,--
         (a) all amounts received by the Corporation as premium;
         (b) all amount received by the Corporation under section 21;
         (c) the amount advanced by the Reserve Bank under section 26;
         (d) all amounts transferred to that Fund from the General Fund 1[or the Credit Guarantee Fund] under section 27; and
         (e) all income arising from the investments made out of that Fund.
     (2) The said Fund shall be applied--
         (a) to make payments in respect of insured deposits;
         (b) to meet liability in respect of an advance taken under section 26, 2***
         (c) to meet liability in respect of the amounts referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) 3[;and]
         1[(d) to meet the whole or any part of the liability on account of the depreciation in assets, contributions to staff superannuation and other funds or other expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Corporation, as may be decided by the Board.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 21 of 1978, s. 8 (w.e.f. 15-7-1978).
2. The word “and” omitted by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-7-1978).
3. Added by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-7-1978).
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